Hinduism, in its scriptures such as chapter 7 of the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' (chapter 7), recognizes four kinds of devotees who practice Bhakti yoga.<ref name=grimes84 /><ref name="Malpan1992p147">{{cite book|author=Varghese Malpan|title=A Comparative Study of the Bhagavad-gītā and the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola on the Process of Spiritual Liberation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSy_BSaO2BwC&pg=PA149|year=1992|publisher=GBP|isbn=978-88-7652-648-0|pages=147–152}}</ref><ref name="Hawley2011p71">{{cite book|author=Jack Hawley|title=The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nfe_tgzvbg0C&pg=PA71 |year=2011|publisher=New World Library|isbn=978-1-60868-057-3|pages=71–73}}</ref> Some practice it because they are hard pressed or stressed by anxiety or their life's circumstances and see Bhakti yoga as a form of relief. The second type practice Bhakti yoga to learn about god out of curiosity and intellectual intrigue. The third type seek rewards in this or in afterlife through their Bhakti yoga. The fourth are those who love god driven by pure love, knowing and seeking nothing beyond that experience of love union.<ref name=grimes84>{{cite book|author=John A. Grimes|title=A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qcoUFYOX0bEC|year=1996|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-7914-3067-5|page=84}}</ref><ref name="Malpan1992p147" />
[[File:(1) Puja by a woman at sunset, Rishikesh Haridwar India.jpg|thumb|In Hinduism, the Bhakti yoga is a spiritual path of loving devotion to a Personal Divine.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brant Cortright|title=Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqIlNbelQ0AC&pg=PA177 |year=2010|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-7914-8013-7|pages=177–178}}</ref><ref name="Phillips2009p148" />]]