“Call For Papers For A Conference On “The Episteme And Experience Of Bhakti”, Indica, June 10, 2023:
“INDICA is pleased to announce a Conference on “The Episteme and Experience of Bhakti” at Bhadrachalam on 12-13th February 2024.
Bhakti is a pathway to moksha that, like Tantra and yoga, is open to all. It is a method through which those who lack access to performing shrauta sacrifices can still attain the highest Hindu ideal, moksha. Bhakti’s origins lie in the Vedas, in the very act of friendship the gods display towards humans, saving them from trouble and guarding them.
The understanding herein is that the gods indeed live with humans. This same friendship is seen in the Gita between Krishna and Arjuna and is the basis of one of the three main bhaavas (expressions) of bhakti, i.e., sakhya. The other bhavas are madhura (spousal love) and dasya (servitude)….”
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