Aphorisms of Narada: An Inquiry Into Love

In these many methods to realization the Eastern mind for ages has been intensely practical. In them the Western mind has become hopelessly unpractical; has, indeed, either forgotten about them or never thoroughly realized them: doesn't even now believe there are such systems, will not even try in most cases to understand them. That one who, here and there, may try, will at length find in the last words of the aphorisms original: "Sûtra"; concise strings of teachings that serve as a guide for spiritual practice. that: "He gains that Dearest."

The Path of Devotion original: "Bhakti Yoga"; the spiritual practice of focused love and service toward the Divine. is not the only path to this realization. All systems merge more or less in each other: they are divided roughly as follows, and one or two verses out of many such, have been quoted under each heading to exemplify them.

1. Path of Action original: "Karma Yoga" — or devotion through works performed in the world entirely without "desire for the results" original: "desire for fruit"; a traditional metaphor for the rewards or consequences one expects from their labor. or thought of reward either on earth or in any heaven. Duty fulfilled for its own sake, good done for the sake of the good and true.