Bhakti

   Bhikshu is of the opinion that 'devotion' (bhakti) as a way to the highest realization. This relation of the individual jiva with the supreme Lord, paramatman, is a matter of great  interest to all those who seek merger with Him. However, there are some who argue that this merger is never possible! How can there be a tiny particle of jivatman merge with the vast unbounded paramatman is there question. There are several types of mukti, moksha according to some and, some believe that there exists 'one only' and nothing besides 'That' (tyat)! Everything is just a voibration of the 'One' supreme. Hence, there is no question of 'one merging into the other'.This is exemplified by the mantra: poornamadah poornamidam pooranaat poornamuduchyate | poornasya poornamadaya poornamevaashishyate ||    However,  some argue that one can reach 'Him' like a thread that is connectineg the flowers in a garland. Some argue that one can at best be a servant of God and serve Him but can never become Him! Some argue that one can reach His realm (salokya) or at best be near Him (saanidhya); some argue that one can become a pendant in the golden chain; and, there are some who say that examples like Andal, and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who have just entered into Him! There are who say the ultimate goal is to reach Him with the help of a guru, attained siddhi purusha. Sadakhya, saamya, sameepya, saalokya, sayujya, are all advocated by different schools of thought. But ultimately, nobody realizes the fact that there exists nothing indepenedent of Him and everything is His leela, a maya!

  Thus, we are giving a view of Bhakti marg of the Bhagavats as enunciated by Vijnyana Bhikshu, Bhikshu says, "at the time of dissolution,or emancipation the individuals are not associated with any content of knowledge (jnyan), and are often devoid of any consciousness, and  being of the nature of unconscious entities like wood or stone they enter into the all-illuminating great soul (paramatman) as rivers enter into the ocean. Again, it is this great soul out of its own will sends them forth like sparks of fire and distinguishes them  from one another and goads them to action" (ibid, pp. 450-51).