Bhakti yoga

Bhakti yoga is a Hindu spiritual practice.  People constantly pray to, and think about, a form of a Hindu god, usually Vishnu.
Bhakti is a Sanskrit term. It signifies an attitude of devotion to God. The relation between man and God is imagined as a beloved-lover, friend-friend, parent-child, and master-servant. The Bhakta worships his chosen God by any of these mentalities.

The Bhagavata Purana teaches nine primary forms of bhakti. They are:
 śravaṇa ("listening" to the scriptural stories of  and his companions)
 kīrtana ("praising," usually refers to ecstatic group singing)
 smaraṇa ("remembering" or fixing the mind on Viṣṇu)
 pāda-sevana (giving service)
 arcana (worshiping an image)
 vandana (paying homage)
 dāsya (behaving like a servant)
 sākhya (friendship)
 ātma-nivedana (complete surrender of the self)

Category:Hinduism