Bhakti Wednesday | Devotional Mysticism and Plant Teachers: Autumn Leaves
This week we have the third episode of Devotional Mysticism and Plant Teachers. In this series, Ashley Elenbaas and her spiritual mentor Rukmini Walker explore the symbolism and spiritual teachings found within the season of autumn, and more specifically, what we can learn from the autumn leaves. Ashley and Rukmini travel across many continents and […]
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Bhakti Wednesday | Fearing What We Desire and Desiring What We Fear
Happy Bhakti Wednesday, everyone! I have a great question that someone sent in about the nature of fear and desire anxiety. So, today I’ll speak to this from my own limited understanding and share what I’ve heard from sagely people much wiser than myself that has resonated with me. Watch or listen on your favorite […]
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Bhakti Wednesday | What To Do When You Feel Stuck or Uninspired
I’m excited to be joined today by two of my teachers, friends, and mentors in the bhakti tradition, Loka and Vidarbha, who occasionally join me to help me field your wonderful questions. I bring them on once in a while because they teach an introduction to the Bhagavad Gita course that’s coming up this fall. […]
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Bhakti Rewind | The Beliefs of Ancient Astrologers
I’ve been getting a lot of requests to talk about what ancient astrologers had to say from the Western standpoint about karma, enlightenment, and transmigration of the soul. Is the philosophy of yoga compatible with what ancient astrologers in the West believed? Watch or listen on your favorite platform: YouTube Soundcloud Spotify
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Bhakti Wednesday | The Curse of Being Good
Today, I’m continuing the theme of curses with a talk on the curse of being good. How can identifying as good, moral, intelligent, etc., or our dislike of immorality or ignorance become a curse? Let’s take a look. Watch or listen on your favorite platform: YouTube Soundcloud Spotify
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Bhakti Wednesday | Devotional Mysticism and Plant Teachers: The Rose
This week we have the second episode of Devotional Mysticism and Plant Teachers. In this series, Ashley Elenbaas and her spiritual mentor Rukmini Walker will explore plants’ rich history, their connection to ancient and modern mystic traditions, their inclusion in myths, sacred texts, and their use as spiritual aides in ceremony and in healing. We […]
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Bhakti Wednesday: The Curse of Seriousness
Today we’re going to talk about three ways that seriousness can act like a curse in our spiritual life. And then three cures for seriousness which should become a byproduct of our spiritual practice over time if we’re working on it. So, if you are someone like myself, who deals with seriousness, and the challenge […]
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Bhakti Rewind: Easy Practices of Surrender – Mantra Meditation
I’m going to take a question from the audience today. They asked, “You were talking about pacifism, and I was wondering what Yogis or bhakti has to say about pacifism, given that the Bhagavad Gita is all about a battlefield upon which Krishna tells Arjuna to fight. How does that make any sense?” Watch or […]
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Bhakti Wednesday: Pacifism
I’m going to take a question from the audience today. They asked, “You were talking about pacifism, and I was wondering what Yogis or bhakti has to say about pacifism, given that the Bhagavad Gita is all about a battlefield upon which Krishna tells Arjuna to fight. How does that make any sense?” Watch or […]
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Bhakti Wednesday: Devotional Mysticism & Plant Teachers
This episode is the beginning of a new series called Devotional Mysticism and Plant Teachers. In this space, Ashley Elenbaas and her spiritual mentor Rukmini Walker will be exploring the rich history of plants, their connection to ancient and modern mystic traditions, their inclusion in myths, sacred texts, and their use as spiritual aides in […]
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