The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 3/Bhakti-Yoga

by Swami Vivekananda

Bhakti-Yoga

• Definition of Bhakti
• The Philosophy of Ishvara
• Spiritual Realisation, the aim of Bhakti-Yoga
• The Need of Guru
• Qualifications of the Aspirant and the Teacher
• Incarnate Teachers and Incarnation
• The Mantra: Om: Word and Wisdom
• Worship of Substitutes and Images
• The Chosen Ideal
• The Method and the Means