Jungle Dispatch



A spiritual journey from Sunol to Oregon, Berkeley, the Midwest and Hawaii

I love the sweet smell of Kilkare Woods. It signals my re-entry to Sunol. Twenty-three years ago, I pried myself away from here and my position as editor of the Sunolian. I now live in a yurt in the Hawaiian rain forest. A personal journey by Geraldine Baldassarre.


Steve Bohlert to Address Unitarians

 Steve Bohlert will speak on his new book, Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Liberty, Truth, and Love at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Puna, in the Kea’au Eagles Hall (across from the Humane Society  on Hwy 130), at 10:15 am, Sunday, January 17th. After the talk, there will be discussion.


A Review of Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

 A Review of Universalist Radha-Krishnaism by Daniel Clark–longtime Radha-Krishna devotee It’s evident the book is a product of a lifetime-to-date of experience and contemplation. Steve, you’ve put not just your thoughts, but your entire self on the pages. As a personalist should. Thank you for not hiding behind words. I hope everyone who is or […]


My Initiations

Since the question of my initiation has come up again, let me tell you a little story about myself by way of analogy. In 1976, I received an unaccredited BA in General Studies through Study of Religion and the Whole from Paideia,  a university-without-walls in San Francisco. This was based on my experience with ISKCON […]


Why Universalist Radha-Krishnaism? (Podcast 1)

Steve Bohlert shares his life’s story in this introductory podcast and tells more about reasons and inspirations that prompted him into the voyage through the sea of Universalist Radha-Krishnaism. [powerpress url=”https://www.radha-krishnaism.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/podcast12.m4a”]


From Where You Dream

I’m reading a very interesting book, From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert Olen Butler. It seems the process of writing literary fiction is quite similar to the process of natural devotion in which we enter into a loving relationship with Radha-Krishna. They both involve a daily entrance […]


How I Learned This Process

NEW ❦ “How I Learned This Process” (PDF): is a 65 page draft section from my second book, Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Natural Devotion. It is an except from my autobiography, Full Circle. It portrays the years 1971-1974 when I became the first Westerner of my generation to receive initiation into the process of […]


Excerpts from Ujjval Nilmani

I just posted a draft section of my new book, Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Natural Devotion, in pdf format. It is available here: http://www.stevebohlert.com/Writings.htm. I’m open to comments and suggestions. Aloha.


Experiencing Radha-Krishna: A Guide for Entering Into Their Play

For many months now, I’ve been working as an editor and publisher getting Universalist Radha-Krishnaism ready for release. I’m just waiting for Zvonimir to finish his wonderful design work, and it will be out soon. Meanwhile, it feels really good to be working as a writer on my new book titled Experiencing Radha-Krishna: A Guide […]


New Book Started

I just started my second book which will expand upon the final chapter of my Universalist Radha-Krishnaism book, “Remembering Radha-Krishna Throughout the Day.” I gave the philosophical basis and an introduction to the praxis of natural devotion in Universalist Radha-Krishnaism. Now, I will give a detailed explanation of the practice of involving ourselves in the […]