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If you listen to that speech of mahAperiyavA, his definition of bhakti does not exclude our actions. Rather he is asking us to invoke bhakti to help in doing our actions without kAma, Krodha, BHaya. So that bhakti by definition cannot lull action.

Devotion or bhakti is asking 'him' or 'her' to be inside us and guide us in our actions. 'bhakta' means distributed, divided, form part of, become attached to etc etc. The idea is we ask that form to be attached or be part of our self to guide us in our actions. So bhakti invokes an external virtual guide to our actions, to give us the ability to do actions without kAma, Krodha and bhaya. That's exactly what mahAperiyavA is saying

But bhakti is different from praarthanai (prayer) and vazhipaadu (worship).

Prayer or praarthanai is by definition rajasik (just an attachment to a figure or form or concept) or tamasik (asking for something or thanking for something). Vazhipadu is the ritual associated with prayers.

This is just my understanding.

<blockquote data-quote="thebigthinkg" data-source="post: 480876" data-attributes="member: 14192">If you listen to that speech of mahAperiyavA, his definition of bhakti does not exclude our actions. Rather he is asking us to invoke bhakti to help in doing our actions without kAma, Krodha, BHaya. So that bhakti by definition cannot lull action.Devotion or bhakti is asking &#039;him&#039; or &#039;her&#039; to be inside us and guide us in our actions. &#039;bhakta&#039; means distributed, divided, form part of,&nbsp; become attached to etc etc. The idea is we ask that form to be attached or be part of our self to guide us in our actions. So bhakti invokes an external virtual guide to our actions, to give us the ability to do actions without kAma, Krodha and bhaya. That&#039;s exactly what mahAperiyavA is sayingBut bhakti is different from praarthanai (prayer) and vazhipaadu (worship). Prayer or praarthanai is by definition rajasik (just an attachment to a figure or form or concept) or tamasik (asking for something or thanking for something). Vazhipadu is the ritual associated with prayers.This is just my understanding.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thebigthinkg, post: 480876, member: 14192"] If you listen to that speech of mahAperiyavA, his definition of bhakti does not exclude our actions. Rather he is asking us to invoke bhakti to help in doing our actions without kAma, Krodha, BHaya. So that bhakti by definition cannot lull action. Devotion or bhakti is asking 'him' or 'her' to be inside us and guide us in our actions. 'bhakta' means distributed, divided, form part of, become attached to etc etc. The idea is we ask that form to be attached or be part of our self to guide us in our actions. So bhakti invokes an external virtual guide to our actions, to give us the ability to do actions without kAma, Krodha and bhaya. That's exactly what mahAperiyavA is saying But bhakti is different from praarthanai (prayer) and vazhipaadu (worship). Prayer or praarthanai is by definition rajasik (just an attachment to a figure or form or concept) or tamasik (asking for something or thanking for something). Vazhipadu is the ritual associated with prayers. This is just my understanding. [/QUOTE]

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