Understanding Bhakti - Intro
December 27, 2017
An introduction to the series - Understanding Bhakti
About
In these talks we attempt to present an authentic understanding of Bhakti and why it is described as the culmination of Yoga. Different people speak about Bhakti, but not everything they present is necessarily authoritative and authentic. In this series we present the authoritative conclusions of Srila Vyasadeva, the compiler of the Vedas.
In this Series
1 Understanding Bhakti - Bhakti - What it is & What it is not
December 27, 2017
It is important to appreciate what “Bhakti” actually is, and is not. Bhakti has been defined and explained by the greatest of spiritual authorities, Srila Vyasadeva, the empowered incarnation who compiled the entire Vedas over 5,000 years ago. Bhakti is…
2 Understanding Bhakti - Salvation vs. Love
December 27, 2017
In the West, most people’s exposure to a personal God is via Christianity. However much of what is taught within Christianity does not adequately explain the highest principle taught by Lord Jesus Christ. The discussion of this point will shed…
3 Understanding Bhakti - Can I Truly Love God?
December 27, 2017
Is God knowable? Should He be feared? Or should He be loved? The Vedas speak of transcendental names, transcendental form, and the transcendental loving relationships engaged in by the Supreme Soul who is known as the “All Attractive” and the…
4 Understanding Bhakti - Different Flavors of Love
December 27, 2017
There are varieties of flavors arising from different transcendental moods of love, and the exchanges of this love and devotion, between the soul and the Supreme Soul. These flavors arise from the way in which the transcendentalist relates to God.…
5 Understanding Bhakti - How do I Develop Love for God?
December 26, 2017
Yoga practice means building a “personal practice” or performing sadhana (sadhana-bhakti). In all other yoga paths, sadhana is the means to an end, but on the path of Bhakti the means becomes the end. As our natural spiritual love is…
6 Understanding Bhakti - Sri Chaitanya - "Father of Kirtan"
December 26, 2017
The great transcendentalist Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) describes Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as “The great Apostle of Love of God and the father of the congregational chanting (kirtan) of the holy name of the Lord” Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in 1486…
7 Understanding Bhakti - Q & A
December 26, 2017
Answers to a number of questions submitted by the live and online audience.