The Sanskrit word “bhakti” is slowly becoming as commonplace in English as other words like karma, dharma, guru, and pandit. Most people understand the basic idea that bhakti means love, devotion, and other positive feelings in re…
Continue reading WHAT IS BHAKTI? A GUIDE TO LIVING WITH DEVOTION →Wherever Lord Krishna is worshiped, the tulasi plant is present. She is an essential part of the practice of bhakti-yoga. Devotees wear necklaces made from her wood, they chant japa meditation on beads made from her wood, and they…
Continue reading TULASI AND ITS ROLE IN BHAKTI →Everybody eats. Most of us eat three times a day or more, including meals and snacks. In this article we explain how eating can actually become a powerful spiritual practice when it’s approached in the right way. This is known as …
Continue reading FOOD YOGA: THE BENEFITS OF CONSCIOUS EATING →Meditation is a uniquely human ability which enables us to experience spiritual bliss. By directing our consciousness to the Absolute Truth, we become charmed. We fall in love with God. That “fall” leads upward to the strongest, a…
Continue reading BHAKTI: THE GOAL OF MEDITATION →Prayer is known as vandanam in the Vedas. It’s one of the nine practices which form the path of bhakti-yoga, or approaching God through devotion. Whether silent or vocal, unique or traditional, spontaneous or scheduled, sincere pr…
Continue reading WHAT IS PRAYER? →No matter to whom (or what) you pray, starting a prayer journal can help deepen your relationship with the divine powers at work in your life. Throughout life’s challenges, a prayer journal will give you space to reflect on both y…
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