Sentence examples for personal devotion from inspiring English sources

But in the devotional (bhakti) movements associated with Vishnu and Shiva, an intense personal devotion to the deity concerned is believed to earn divine aid to salvation.

The Yankees have the right to their personal devotion.

Mr. Willes spent most of his half-hour speech talking about his personal devotion to journalism.

Two years earlier, the provincial Legislature enacted Shariah, the law codifying personal devotion to Islam.

The movement was that of bhakti, or intense personal devotion to the two principal gods of Hinduism, Śiva and Vishnu.

He did little of note in the role, other than demonstrating his personal devotion to the president.

As a priest, he could easily have devoted himself in such a time of persecution to personal devotions that would have drawn him closer to God (and saved his own neck), but instead he opted to help those in need and include those the powers-that-be demanded be excluded.

In the Hindu and Buddhist traditions the careful articulation of complex finger and hand gestures came to play a vital role in sacred drama, yoga, meditation, and other personal devotions.

They investigate imagery's critical role in the development of personal devotions, in the organization of liturgical worship, and in practices surrounding the institution of the Eucharist and the cult of saints.

Despite all my heartfelt prayers and personal devotions, I didn't feel close to God.

Realize that personal devotions have to be a choice.