[Jyotir]

Originally Posted by NickSM11

I am very familiar with the Christian style of worshiping God because I was raised Catholic. I'm no longer a part of any religion now. I consider myself spiritual, and I practice some of the principles that were written about in the Bible and ones found in various New Thought books.

I'm interested in studying Hinduism for learning about how Hindus connect and experience God. I find it interesting that a lot of the ideas in the Bible are very similar to things I'm reading about in bhakti and karma yoga. For example the Bible says:

God is Love, He that dwells in Love dwells in God (similar to bhakti yoga)
Acknowledge God in all thy ways, and he will direct thy paths (similar to verses I found in the Gita)
The bible also talks about helping/serving others in order to receive God's blessings (similar to karma yoga)

Hi NickSM11,

Suggest that you get your hands on the unabridged version of,

"The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna".

You'll not only receive some inspiring revelations about Bhakti, but you'll also find Jesus there in a much more contemporary form.

~ J