| Essence Of Hinduism |
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HINDU THEISM |
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| But he should take
care that his bhakti should be free from the inevitable limitations of the forms. For
instance, Dasya-bhava, which resembles the love of the servant to the master, should not
degenerate into servility. Sakhya bhava, which resembles the love of a man to his friend,
should not degenerate into familiarity. Vatsalya-bhava, which resembles the love of the parent to the child, should not degenerate into sentimentality. Kanta - bhava, which resembles the love of the wife to the husband, should not degenerate into domesticity. And finally Madhura - bhava, which resembles the love of the lover and the beloved, should not degenerate into sensuality. It should not be forgotten that we are all spirits that have sprung from God, as sparks from a central fire, and that we are seeking to reunite with him, each in his own way. Though the spirit has to accept the limitations of the flesh and work within those limitations, it should never be unmindful of its own essential purity and freedom. |
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