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SERVICE IS THE ONLY CONCERN OF THE SERF
We know it is Lord Krishna who brought in the role of devotion or Bhakti into the form of Raj yoga he introduced in the Bhagavad Gita. Our Master also has accepted this as a very useful means for attaining perfection through his system called Natural Path. We may also remember that Sage Patanjali did not bring in devotion as a step in his system of yoga. Bhakti as has been expounded in our hoary tradition as well as in all the religions is invariably linked with the concept of a God-Person. It is very difficult to have Bhakti or worship of a non person-God. Is God a person or not is a question that need not concern us if we are talking about moving towards the Infinity or Nothingness. Therefore one may be tempted to conclude that there is no need for us to bring in the concept of worship or prayer into the practice and one may feel that the commandment Two of the Master is not necessary for the practice. This however is the
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