Truly great scientists are known for their humility, for
even as they explore and unravel the secrets of the
unknown, the unknown looms larger and becomes ever
more mysterious. Humility leads to wonder, which leads to
innocence. The return of innocence invites us to enter the
luminous mystery of life and surrender to it.
The yoga of knowledge can be a wonderful path if we
are mature enough to understand that there are seductive
temptations that may entrap us for a while in diversions of
the intellect.
The second yoga is Bhakti—the yoga of love and
devotion. Bhakti is love of God but also the expression
and blossoming of love in all your relationships. The
divine light of God resides in all that is alive, or for that
matter, even that which we consider inanimate. Through
our relationships with others, we discover our higher self.
As we embark on this journey, we may go through stages
of attraction, infatuation, communion, intimacy, surren-
der, passion and ecstasy until ultimately we once again
arrive at the source of love and the source of life.
The yoga of love is a wonderful path, but we must not
confuse love with self-absorption, self-importance, or
self-pity. If you pay attention to love, think about love,
express love, respond to gestures of love, and make love
the basis for all your choices, then you are practicing
Bhakti yoga, the yoga of love.
The third yoga is referred to as Karma yoga. The ulti-
mate expression of Karma yoga is the recognition that all
action belongs to the Supreme Being. When you have an
inner attitude that all your actions come from God and
belong to God, you are a Karma yogi. The inner dialogue
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