The radical possibility that devotion itself—especially to truth, love, and justice—becomes an act of reclaiming power from structures that sought to diminish us.
Mirabai's bhakti was not passive piety but fierce reclamation. She devoted herself to Krishna not out of defeat but as an act of radical choice—she selected her own beloved rather than accepting the one chosen for her. In this, bhakti becomes an act of power, not submission. This concept reframes the examined heart work: What are we actually devoted to? Whose demands have we internalized? What would it mean to redirect our devotion toward what we actually love? The rage underneath often stems from having our devotion commandeered—expected to serve others' needs, uphold others' comfort, preserve others' image of who we should be. Reclamation bhakti invites us to ask: What do I actually love? What demands my sacred attention? What am I willing to protect, no matter the cost? By consciously choosing where we direct our devotion, we reclaim agency. We refuse the role of the dutiful daughter, the accommodating partner, the silent sufferer. We become devotees of our own truth, which paradoxically is the deepest devotion of all.
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