The Bhagavad Gita describes three paths of yoga taught by Krishna.

Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya Namah!

Krishna who is known as the all attractive one, is an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is the preserver of life and brings balance when the world is in need. He is known by thousands of names, which help us remember God and our connection to him. When we connect, we link things together or as say “we are in the state where we miss nothing”. This is yoga.

The word namo (namas) means salutation, bhagavate means “to God”, or to the divine, Vasudevaya is another name for Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna calls Krishna Vasudeva many times. Vasu means “life” and deva means “God or light”, so Vasudevaya means that Supreme God who resides in all of life. Krishna explains that to chant his name putting your heart and mind into it, he will respond to that calling. This mantra is known as a mukti, liberation mantra, and it has a magical spell for spiritual freedom.

Krishna has a great plan to take us back home, he is eager for us to remember the art of non-forgetting. When we are born we remember our divine nature but as our lives unfold we forget who we are and where we come from.

In ancient teachings, it is said we are given three boons as we incarnate into our body. The first is to remember God, the second is to allow his will to move through us and the third is to find our way back home to him. Make me an instrument for thy will, not mine but thine be done is a reminder of those boons.

The Bhagavad Gita describes three paths of yoga taught by Krishna. Karma yoga (the yoga of selfless service), Jnana yoga (the yoga of self-knowledge) and Bhakti yoga (the yoga of devotion or your personal connection to God). Bhakti yoga is seen as going straight to the top. Bhakti means devotion and of all the steps and paths Krishna says this is the ultimate perfection of yoga. Bhagavad Gita describes a Bhakti yogi as the greatest.

Through the practice of Bhakti yoga, chanting the names of the divine we begin to surrender our ego. We begin to know God and his presence is our life. This process deepens as our relationship to the divine becomes more intense. Devotion is love and love is the most powerful quality in our life. We can imagine the love we have for our parents, partner, child, dog and see the divine presence in them. Beginning each day with Gratitude, including blessings in our meditation practice. When we remember the presence of God, the power of love it enhances the quality of our lives and brings us closer to finding our way back home. 🦚🌈💙🌸🌷🍃🕉💚🍂🌈🦚💙💕🦚🕉🌈🦚

Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya Namah ~ Shubh Prabhat! 🦚🌈💙🌸🌷🍃🕉💚🍂🌈🦚💙💕🦚🕉🌈🦚