Narottama Dasa Thakura was a pure bhakta who wrote many devotional songs about the spiritual master, the devotees, devotional service, the six Goswamis, Gaura-Nitai and Radha-Krishna. His songs are composed with sweet melodies in simple Bengali language. Narottama Dasa Thakura … Read More
Bhaktivinoda Thakura was a pioneering spiritual leader, writer and poet in the bhakti tradition. He wrote many books and devotional songs reintroducing the pure teachings of bhakti at a time when those teachings had almost become lost. His poems express … Read More
Dhruva Maharaja – a small boy who leaves his home and goes to the forest to find God King Uttanapada had two queens, named Suniti and Suruci. Suruci was much more dear to the king; Suniti, who had a son … Read More
Sravanam means hearing about God. Hearing or reading stories full of bhakti is very pleasing to the heart and strengthens our love and devotion. In order to enter into deeper stages of bhakti we require a profound understanding about the … Read More
Bhakti-yoga means to connect ourselves with the supreme being or God with attention, feeling and a loving heart. Because God is beyond our sense perception we have to use authentic methods that have the propensity to touch the innermost of … Read More
Bhakti-yoga, the yoga of love and devotion, is a living tradition, which is described in ancient scriptures like the Bhagavad-gita, the Upanisads and the Puranas. Bhakti-yoga is not a belief, it is a science. It does not belong to any … Read More
Robert: “Why do you do yoga?” Jennifer: “Because yoga is good for me!” Robert: “How do you know? What do you mean by “good”?” Jennifer: “Well, yoga is healthy for my body, it makes my mind peaceful, and