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Bhakti Immersion Retreat
by Allegra Wiprud 16As August was winding down, I was fortunate to be able to participate in a retreat led by two of The Bhakti Center’s regular speakers – His Holiness Dhanurdhara Swami and beloved New York yoga teacher Raghunath Cappo. I and about forty others fled the heat of New York City to spend a blissful three and a half days at the Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center near Hudson, NY for the Bhakti Immersion Retreat. As the name implies, it was, indeed, a Bhakti immersion. Starting at 6 am with group mantra meditation, we spent our days in classes on sacred texts... -
A Spiritual Oasis
by Vineet Chander 5Earlier this summer, Radhanath Swami — who is one of my teachers and someone who many of us consider an inspiration for this project — delivered a talk on Creating Community at The Bhakti Center. I was struck by how succinct and simple his definition of Bhakti was, and how thoughtfully he articulated the purpose of The Bhakti Center. Here’s an excerpt that I found particularly inspiring. - Vineet Chander “Many years ago, my spiritual teacher, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, wrote a proposal that the best way to honor the memory of Mahatma Gandhi would be to create... -
Announcing The Pearl Festival
by Kaustubha Das 5Save the date! In observance of the appearance of Srimati Radharani, the embodiment of Bhakti and feminine energy of the Divine, The Bhakti Center will host the Pearl Festival on September 21st from 6:30 – 10pm. In the Gaudiya Vaishnava Bhakti tradition Srimati Radharani is seen as the source of the other goddesses. Just as Lord Krishna is Deva-deva, the source of all other manifestations and incarnations of God, Radharani is the source of all expansions of the energies of God – the shaktis, or other goddesses. Thus, Vishnu, Rama, even Shiva are all expansions of the one Supreme Being, Krishna, and similarly Lakshmi, Sita,...
