Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c16.118

c16.118

It may be noted that the Doctrine of Dialectic of Devotion known as *Bhakti-yoga* holds that there can be no form of consciousness which is objectless. As Rāmānuja says: *Na hi nirvishayā kāchit saṁvit asti.* For the devotional feeling must be always directed to the Divine. On the other hand, the *Yoga* proper points to a consummation in which the sense of object and individuality entirely disappear (Asaṁprajñāta-Samādhi).