A Sure Shot Cure For All Your Troubles of the Body and Mind

Although our scriptures suggest many other expedients to realize God, but Shri Krishna clearly says – ​

न साधयति मां योगो न साङ्ख्यं धर्म उद्धव ।
न स्वाध्यायस्तपस्त्यागो यथा भक्तिर्ममोर्जिता ॥ 
​भा 11.14.20
na sādhayati māṁ yōgō na sāṅkhyṁ dharma uddhava .
na svādhyāyastapastyāgō yathā bhaktirmamōrjitā . 
​bhā 11.14.20

“My dear Uddhava! the unalloyed devotional service rendered to Me by My devotees brings Me under their control. I cannot be thus controlled by those engaged in mystic yoga, Sankhya philosophy, Vanashram dharma prescribed in Vedas, study of vedic scriptures, austerity or renunciation.”

Yoga, Sankhya , etc. might appear to be the means of God realization. However, none of them are the means to the ultimate goal of bhakti. When bhakti is not attainable by these means, then how can Shri Krishna be attained? Bhakti is not just capable of making one meet Shri Krishna, rather it captivates and controls Shri Krishna.                  

स्वल्पाऽपि रुचिरेव स्याद्भक्तितत्त्वावबोधिका । युक्तिस्तु केवला नैव यदस्या अप्रतिष्ठिता ॥
उज्जवल नीलमणी
svalpā’pi rucirēva syādbhaktitattvāvabōdhikā . yuktistu kēvalā naiva yadasyā apratiṣṭhitā .
ujjavala nīlamaṇī

“Even the slightest interest or faith can sow the seed of bhakti. Whereas the aspects of bhakti cannot be assimilated by any trick (तरकीब) or insipid-mundane logic (तर्क). Because reasoning doesn’t bear the desired fruit. Real comprehension results in unflinching faith”.

Science cannot prove this because ​the great ​scholars assert -

येत्नेनापादितोऽयर्थः कुशलैर्नुमातृभिः । अभियुक्ततरैरन्यैरन्यथैवोपपाद्यते ।
yētnēnāpāditō’yarthḥ kuśalairnumātr̥bhiḥ . abhiyuktatarairanyairanyathaivōpapādyatē .

“the most competent logicians prove a theory with great endeavor. In the future, the greater logicians disprove the previous one and establish another theory.  Hence reasoning never lasts.”
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Bhakti has three levels

सा भक्तिः साधनं भावः प्रेमा चेति त्रिधोदिता ।
भक्ति रसामृत सिन्धु 2.1
sā bhaktiḥ sādhanṁ bhāvḥ prēmā cēti tridhōditā .
bhakti rasāmr̥ta sindhu 2.1

There are 3 kinds of Bhakti 1. Sadhana bhakti   2. Bhav bhakti   3. Prema Bhakti

Although three kinds of Bhakti are described by the great scholars-of-bhakti, according to Jeev Goswami Ji Maharaj, actually, there are only two kinds of bhakti - Sadhana bhakti and Sadhya bhakti. Sadhana bhakti  is the devotional practice performed to cleanse the mind [1], whereas Sadhya bhakti (also called Siddha Bhakti) is given as a gift to a deserving jeev.

Now, you must have understood -

1. your goal [2][3][4];
2. the means to attain it [5];
3. how to start the Sadhana - Daily Devotion;
4. the milestones that inform if one is on the right path [6];
5. the precautions to be taken while treading this path.

In addition, 

कर्म प्रधान विश्व रचि राखा, जो जस करहि सो तस फल चाखा ।
karma pradhāna viśva raci rākhā, jō jasa karahi sō tasa phala cākhā .

“all living beings in human form [7] are free to perform any action they wish to  [8][9], AND they are bound to reap the consequences of those actions [10].”

LEARN MORE

[1] Gaining Control on Anger​
[2] Aim of Life​
[3] Search for Happiness​
[4] The happiness that we really seek ​
[5] Primary Benefit of Doing Bhakti​
[6] Symptoms of Surrendered Mind​
[7] Human Form: Boon or Bane?​
[8] Who Builds Our Destiny?​
[9] Destiny versus Actions
[10] Know the Results of Actions​