devotion/bhakti

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I was impressed to find out that Sufism follows

the way of bhakti or total surrender. I t also

requires an "Acharya" to reveal the path of

devotion. Many of the great Sufi poets composing

hymns of devotion and surrender, arose from the

8th to 12th centuries, contemporaries of the

Alwar period. Many of us must be familiar

with Indian Sufis. Dara Shoko( Aurangazeeb.s

brother) and Kabir. Dara translated the Upanishads

to persian thus introducing them to the Western

scholars by early 19th century.

Some of the Sufi poems reflect the same theme

as our paasurams.

Krishna Praba