Bhakthi Yoga

Bhakthi is a sanskrit term that signifies a blissful, selfless and pure love of God as the single source of everything and contains a true relationship with him! Nine primary activities of Bhakthi Yoga are listed below. It is believed that following all these nine or even one of these with sincerity, the devotee can achieve the love of God:

1. Hearing about God: Singing and chanting God's name - Japa, hearing, reading stories from scriptures;
2. Gloryifying the Lord: Describing God's all-attrative features;
3. Remembering the Lord: Internal meditation on the Lord's form, activities, names or personality;
4. Serving the lotus feet of the Lord: Providing a form of physical service;
5. Worshiping the Lord: Deity worship (puja) is a popular form of this within India;
6. Offering prayers to the Lord: Any form of prayer offered to please God;
7. Serving the Lord: Offering a service for Lord's pleasure, such as preaching activity;
8. Building a friendship with the Lord: Having an internal, loving relationship with God; and
9. Surrendering everything unto the Lord: Surrendering one's thoughts, actions and deeds to God.

(Source: Wikipedia)

It also described as a path channelling the emotions and feelings to realise the transcendental and divine nature interest in every human being. The stages of Bhakti Yoga are:

1. Meditation, to realize and channel emotional energy;
2. Mantras and kirtans, to open the heart;
3. Experiencing transcendetnal human qualities of life;
4. Identification with the source of inspiration and life, God.

For futher studies on this topic, please read Bhakthi Yoga Sagar series.