On the surface, Sadhguru suggests that devotion isn't merely the act of offering prayers or rituals to a deity. It's not about external gestures of veneration towards another being or entity. The quote challenges the common understanding of devotion as a one-sided act of adoration.

Within the Hindu spiritual framework, particularly in Bhakti Yoga, devotion (bhakti) is understood as a powerful pathway to liberation (moksha). It's not about appeasing a distant god, but about cultivating an intense love and longing that dissolves the ego's boundaries. This dissolution is the core of spiritual realization. When you become so absorbed in the object of your devotion, whether it's a personal deity like Krishna or the formless divine, the sense of a separate self – the 'I' – begins to fade. This is akin to the concept of *samarpanam*, or complete surrender, where the individual consciousness merges with the universal consciousness. The goal is not to be a devotee *of* something, but to *become* one with that which you hold sacred, thereby transcending the limitations of individuality. The ego, the root of suffering, is dissolved in this oceanic merging.

In your life: Practice focusing your attention intensely on a single, positive activity or aspiration, allowing the sense of self to recede as you become fully absorbed in the doing.