This thing of what comes first, devotion or meditation? It is a very conscious mind thing. When we think what comes first, bhakti for us is not coming first for sure because when it is devotion, it is surrender. Devotion says whatever it is, you are my Master; take me the way you want. I am not going to make all the decisions. I am not going to keep all the burdens. I am not going to bother with all this meditation and all that. I am happy that you are there and that is enough. You have brought me this far and you will take me further if you deem fit. That’s devotion.
There comes a time in devotion when you become desperate. You become so desperate that you want to truly experience God because devotion means that: (a) you believe God exists, (b) He or She has a form, and (c) That form is far more superior than you. These are the three basics of devotion.
Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to find out more.
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