Bhakti makes the spiritual journey a joyful journey (Gita Daily)

Based on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 09, Text 02 Emotions differentiate us conscious beings from unconscious things. As matter doesn’t have the capacity to experience emotions, the presence of that capacity in us suggests that there is more to our identity than matter, that we are spiritual beings. Yet it is a sad irony that the very emotions whichsuggest our spiritual identity also often obfuscate that identity. Our emotions generally tend to get activated primarily by matter in its various colors and shapes, thereby binding us to material existence. So, some people equate becoming spiritual with becoming unemotional. As bhakti is centered on emotions,these people often look down upon bhakti as low-level spirituality. If they are to understand the glory of bhakti, they need to “please see again” or PSA, an acronym that indicates the three broad parts in the remarkable redirection of emotions that bhakti brings about: Purify, Sanctify, Amplify. Let’s look at this threefold redirection: 1. Purify: Bhakti connects us with the supremely pure being, Krishna, and thereby purifies us of entangling material emotions. 2. Sanctify: Bhakti directs our emotions towards the supremely sacred being, Krishna, thereby sanctifying those emotions. Read More – http://www.gitadaily.com/2012/03/25/bhakti-makes-the-spiritual-journey-a-joyful-journey/