Access all of my Bhakti Yoga talks below:
Get a taste of what's to come by previewing the first in the series, "What is Bhakti Yoga?"
Today my assistant Delia will be speaking to yoga teacher, spiritual mentor and author, Hari Kirtana Das about mantra meditation.
Today I'm sharing a special presentation with you, featuring my wife Ashley and one of her teachers, Rukmini Devi Dasi on the heart of the sacred feminine and intimacy in the Bhakti yoga tradition.
Today I'm taking another look at a text from the Nectar of Devotion, and sharing what it can teach us about keeping the vibe alive when it comes to our spiritual practices.
Today I'll be looking at another passage from the Nectar of Instruction, in particular, I'm going to be looking at what kind of people we need to have around us if we want bhakti to grow.
Today I'll be looking at another passage from the Nectar of Instruction, in particular, I'm going to be talking about how to see God in other people.
Today I'm exploring some questions from my viewers: Can suffering be eliminated? Can utopia be created on the earth plane? Is it the government's role to create utopia?
Today I'm answering a question about how do we become teachers.
Today I'm answering a question: how do we make sense of violent acts, such as school shootings, through Bhakti yoga?
Today I'm answering a question about why storytelling is so important in Bhakti Yoga.
Today I'll be exploring the concept of the universal form of God.
For today's Bhakti Wednesday, I'm answering a question about the form of God.
Today I'm answering another viewer question: Is God the Oracle, or is the Oracle God?
Today I'm answering a question about whether or not Bhakti is a healing path and what the goal of Bhakti yoga is.
Today I'm answering a question addressing the concept of God as a person.
Today I'm answering a question about why Bhaktas follow a vegetarian diet, and whether you need to become a vegetarian to practice Bhakti Yoga.
Today I'm answering a question about what Bhakti Yoga says about ghosts and spirits.
Today I'll be answering a common question I get asked: what is prasadam?
Today I'm answering a question about what to do when you're losing motivation in your spiritual practice.
Today I'm answering a question about the role of grief in Bhakti Yoga.
Today I'm answering a question about mantra meditation, and the importance of quality or quantity of chanting.
Today I'll be answering a question about the topic of forgiveness, and the role of karma in forgiveness.
Today I'm answering a question about work and service in the Bhakti tradition.
Today I'm taking a question about how to integrate the Hindu religion and the presence of a guru in my life, being from the West.
Today I'm answering another question that came in, which is: Is being good the most important part of religious or spiritual life?
Today I'll be answering a question about the subject of lila; how do we see God in everything, and see that everything is at play in the fields of God.
Today I'm answering a question about whether or not God tests us.
Today I'm answering a question about avatars of Krishna.
Today I'm answering a question about forgiveness, and how to forgive even when it's hard.
Today I'm asking a question about what Bhakti as a spiritual practice should and shouldn't do for us.
Today I'm answering a great question about the reincarnation of animal forms of life.
Today I'm answering a question about relationship concerns and the necessity of having a partner that is on the same spiritual path as us.
Today I'm answering a question about feeling insecure in our spiritual practice, comparing ourselves to other practitioners and not feeling 'pure' enough.
In this video, I offer a very brief introduction to Bhakti yoga, including answering the simple question, "What is Bhakti Yoga?"
This talk is on the topic of "Maya," a Sanskrit word that is often translated as "illusion," but is also often highly misunderstood. I hope you enjoy it!
In this talk, I'm answering a question I received recently: "Why would souls choose separation from God?" I hope you find my answer helpful!
This talk is the first in a new Q&A series I'm doing on Bhakti Yoga, which I hope you will enjoy. If you ever have any questions about Bhakti Yoga that could make for a good video, feel free to email me at info@nightlightastrology.com
In this video, I answer a question from a viewer who asked about how Karma works, and what place rewards and punishments have.
In this episode, I field questions including how we can understand God in relation to evil, whether or not all souls are eventually enlightened, and more!
In this video I answer the question from a viewer, "Does God expect something from us, and can it be seen in the natal chart?"
Today I'm answering a question from a viewer: are the gods we learn about in the Vedic literature real?
Today I’m taking a big question from one of my viewers. That question is: How do we understand the Karma of what is happening in the world, without it feeling callous and cruel?
In this talk, I'm answering a question I received recently: "Why can't we just decide to love God, and have all of our shackles broken? It seems so simple... Why do we continue to get caught up in worldly matters, and struggle?" I hope you find my answer helpful!
Today I’m answering a question from one of my viewers, about the differences between the spiritual paths of ascent versus descent, as they are conceptualized in the Bhakti tradition.
In today’s video, I’m answering the question of how to surrender, and explore the never ending process of surrendering to God.
In this talk, I explain the different types of yoga, from the perspective of the Bhakti yoga tradition.
In this talk, I'm taking a question from a viewer who is asking about the meaning of the words: "Awakening" and "Enlightenment."
In this talk, I'll be addressing the concept of sin and how it is presented in the Krishna Consciousness movement.
In this talk I'm answering a question from a viewer about how we can understand our own sexual energy and its function in a transcendental way, and how this is represented in the Bhakti tradition.
In this talk, I answer a question about reincarnation and the possibility of taking birth in different life forms.
Today, I'm answering a question about the experience of not feeling God's love, and what we can do to feel the reciprocity of God's love.
In this talk, I answer questions about the souls of animals as well as what happens to our soul when we leave our material bodies.
In this talk, I'm answering a question about what God might look like, and how one might settle on a particular image of the divine.
In this Q&A, I answer a question about what to think about when you chant, especially if you find your mind getting very distracted.
Today I'm answering a question from a viewer who asks, why pursue the path of Bhakti yoga, and not another faith? And what do you do when you are struggling with some of the doctrinal details?
Today I'm answering a question about praying for other people. How does intercession work? How can we pray and bring grace to others in need? What happens to the people nobody prays for?
Today I'm answering another question about prayer, specifically about how to find the strength to pray for our enemies and find sincerity in our prayer.
Today I'm answering a question from one of my viewers, who asks how do we pray for our loved ones?
Today I'm talking about what a guru is, why you might need one, or whether you should just trust the guru in your own heart.
Today I'm sitting down with two of my friends and dear mentors Loka and Vidarbha, as well as my PA, Delia. We are talking about the Bhagavad Gita, studying this spiritual text and incorporating it into our spiritual practice.
Today I'm answering a question from a viewer who asks, what makes God a person?
Today I'm answering a question about the nature of evil: what is evil according to the Bhakti tradition, and what makes something evil?
Today I'm answering a question about spirituality and money.
Today I'm answering a question from a viewer who is concerned that practicing Bhakti Yoga is cultural appropriation.
Today I'm exploring what Bhakti Yoga has to say about the topic of suicide.
Today I'm answering a question from a viewer who is concerned that practicing Bhakti Yoga is cultural appropriation.
Today I'm answering a question about the nature of desire in Bhakti Yoga.
Today I'm answering part two of a question about the nature of desire in Bhakti Yoga.
Today I'm answering another viewer question about departed family members and our relation to them within the Bhakti path.
Today I'll be looking at the final passage from the Nectar of Instruction, and discussing how to serve God.
Today I'll be looking at a passage from the Nectar of Instruction, and discussing how intimacy with God evolves through different stages.
Today I'll be looking at the next couple of passages from the Nectar of Instruction.
Today I'll be looking at another passage from the Nectar of Instruction, in particular, the essence of all advice.
This is part one of a series I am doing on one of the famous Upanishads, called the "Sri Isopanisad," which means the Upanishad of the Lord.
This is part two of a series I am doing on one of the famous Upanishads, called the "Sri Isopanisad," which means the Upanishad of the Lord.
This is part three of a series I am doing on one of the famous Upanishads, called the "Sri Isopanisad," which means the Upanishad of the Lord.
This is the fourth installment in my 18-part series on the Bhakti Upanishad, an ancient text exploring the science of Bhakti yoga. In today's episode we look at a famous mantra from the Sri Isopanisad exploring "the killer of the soul."
This is the fifth installment in my 18-part series on the Bhakti Upanishad, an ancient text exploring the science of Bhakti yoga.
In this sixth installment of my series on the Bhakti Upanishad, we explore the fifth mantra, which discusses the way in which God is both near and far from us at once.
In this tenth episode, we look at the ninth mantra, which calls into question the difference between real and illusory knowledge and education in the world.
In this eleventh installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the tenth mantra, which discusses the culture of nescience versus the culture of knowledge.
In this twelfth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the eleventh mantra, and discuss how we come to transcendental knowledge through our experiences in the material world.
In this thirteenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the twelfth mantra, and explore the diversity of God.
In this fourteenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the thirteeth mantra, and explore the cultivation of devotion to progress spiritually.
In this fifteenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the fourteenth mantra, and discuss the nature of true spiritual intelligence.
In this sixteenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the fifteenth mantra, and discuss the personal and the impersonal form of God.
In this seventeenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the sixteenth mantra, and discuss the personal and the impersonal form of God.
In this eighteenth installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the seventeenth mantra, and look at the moment of death and the focus we have at the time of departure.
In this nineteenth and final installment of my series on the Sri Isopanisad, we explore the eighteenth mantra, and discuss what it means to live a God-centered life.
This is one of the most beautiful stories of the Bhakti tradition. It's one of my personal favorites, and it's also incredibly relevant to the times we are living in.
Today, I'm sharing one of my favorite stories from the Srimad-Bhagavatam, called the Story of Pingala. In this story, we learn nine lessons from nine different gurus that come from the natural world.
Today I'll be sharing a story about Krishna and His mother, and some of the lessons we can learn from this.
In this video, you'll find practical instructions for chanting, some philosophy about mantra meditation, and some of the practical benefits of mantra meditation.
