A good read by the fire of Liebling's essays, "Neutral Corner," would also remind today's moral cleansers of the gentlemanliness of Floyd Patterson, the discipline of Ali and the devotion of Cus D'Amato.
But Capaldi, who appeared as a Roman sculptor in a 2008 episode of Doctor Who entitled "The Fires of Pompeii", says he is not bothered by the aficionados' intense devotion to the show.
In his Niyamasara, Acarya Kundakunda, describes yoga bhakti devotion to the path to liberation as the highest form of devotion.
Spenta Armaiti (Beneficent Devotion), the spirit of devotion and faith, guides and protects the believer.
They were the blisters of toil, the stigmata of devotion.
"Attention is the beginning of devotion," she urges elsewhere.
"People are surprised by the level of devotion," she said.
"Yet I am fascinated by the concept of devotion.
The unifying apostolate of the order is the spread of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Bhakti yoga: The yoga of devotion.
