He [Krishna] does not simply appear in the jiva, but as the guru, in the form of caittya, the indwelling guidance; Krishna as the siksha-guru appears in the true form of mahantas, noble devotees. CC 1.1.29 I encourage practitioners of the way of natural devotion to follow their inner guidance. This is difficult because we’re […]
Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: The Way of Natural Devotion; A Practitioner’s Handbook Copyright © 2009, 2011 by Steve Bohlert. Sky River Press, Pahoa, Hawai’i Casebound, 202 pages. ISBN: 978-0-918475-04-6; ISBN-10: 0-918475-04-X Available now. List: $24.00 (USD), €19.00, £17.00, and $33.00 (AUD) Paperback, 202 pages. ISBN: 978-0-918475-05-3; ISBN-10:  0-918475-05-8 Available now. List: $12.00 (USD), €10.00, £09.00, $14.00 (CAD), $18.00 (AUD) Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: The Way of Natural Devotion; A Practitioner’s […]
With the upcoming publication of my new book, people have been asking how I plan to institutionalize my teachings. Will I start a community, a church, a temple, . . . ? No, I am not going to. Universalist Radha-Krishnaism is an individual path that appeals to people who belong to the growing segment of […]
Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: The Way of Natural Devotion; A Practitioner’s Handbook is the full title of my forthcoming book. Let me break it down. It is: universalist in the sense of being nonsectarian, pluralistic, and relativistic rather than exclusivist. It sees cultivation of divine love as the essence of spirituality. Since God-dess reciprocates in the manner […]
Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: The Way of Natural Devotion; A Practitioner’s Handbook Copyright © 2009, 2011 by Steve Bohlert. ISBN: 978-0-918475-04-6 Sky River Press, Pahoa, Hawai’i Casebound, approximately 200 pages Available later this year. List: $24.00 Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: The Way of Natural Devotion; A Practitioner’s Handbook clearly and concisely reveals the esoteric meditative process of participating in […]
What I thought was a final edit of my next book turned into a major rewrite that I just completed thanks to Nori Muster’s generous editorial guidance. Â I fine tuned and reorganized the book to present my complete teachings that empower practitioners to practice natural devotion (raganuga bhakti) as one of Radha’s girlfriends. I sent […]
I’ve been quite busy managing various stages of constructing my home, and it’s coming together even better than I imagined–thanks to my wife’s imagination. Our vision of how we want to spend our elder years is manifesting, and I feel more optimistic, hopeful, and at home than ever before. At this traditional time of thanksgiving, […]
The Place of the Hidden Moon: Erotic Mysticism in the Vaishnava-sahajiya Cult of Bengal, by Edward C. Dimock, Jr. SOME EXCERPTS AND COMMENTS In her 1989 foreword, Wendy Doniger says: This is the most reliable and indeed altogether the best book I know on all of the many Indological subjects with which it deals, some […]
Oftentimes I’ve been asked to describe what a natural devotion is compared to practice found in institutionalised forms of Chaitanya Vaishnavism and their branches. In other words, I needed a good story people can imagine, take roles and identify with. I finally got one, and that was — through karate.
How does an artist, or say a philosopher, apply for a job? What would be his-her resume?