Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spiritual-Scientific Dialogue by Steve Bohlert Bohlert takes us along with him as he reads six books. We hear him engaging in a back and forth with the authors. He likes them. They inspire him with their deep probes into the subatomic and their high flights beyond the galaxies to the divine. But […]
Thank you for your book, Steve. . . . Like all of your writings, I find it helpful. I like what you write about unity and diversity in religions. I am always indebted to you for . . . helping me know that its ok to to take what is useful and leaving the rest. […]
In Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Theological Perspective, Steve Bohlert offers a rigorous theology to satisfy the needs of many of us, especially Westerners, who are looking for an eclectic perspective that also offers real intellectual rigor. Why read this book? In the twenty-first century, we are presented with an unprecedented diversity of worldviews and perspectives. […]
Browsing the local used bookstore, I found Thomas Moore’s The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love, Harper Collins, 1998. Some books have a classic timeless appeal, and this is one of them. I found it a delightful read since his views are similar to mine. We are both former monks who […]
Brian Greene’s The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (FC) says, What is reality? We humans only have access to the internal experiences of perception and thought, so how can we be sure they truly reflect an external world? Philosophers have long recognized this problem. . . . And physicists […]
Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness, Second Edition by Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner, Oxford University Press, 2011 begins: We dedicate our book to the memory of John Bell, perhaps the leading quantum theorist of the later half of the twentieth century. His writings, lectures, and personal conversations have inspired us. Is it not good to […]
An Authentic Life Is an Enjoyable and Insightful Read Full of Adventure, Romance, and Self Realization With a Worldwide Scope and Life Affirming Message An Authentic Life chronicles the spiritual adventures of Steve Bohlert from his post-WWII New York upbringing to his founding of Universalist Radha-Krishnaism in Hawaii–with lengthy stays in the Bay Area, Europe, […]
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 […]
Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex by James Ledbetter, editor in charge of Reuters.com. Yale University Press, 2011. I grew up in a Republican family admiring Ike as a military leader and a president. People said “Everybody likes Ike.” After reading this book, now I know why. Raised in a Mennonite family, […]
American War Machine: Deep Politics, the CIA Global Drug Connection, and the Road to Afghanistan by Peter Dale Scott This book took my reading from the ancient warfare and politics of the Mahabharata to the current day situation that is affecting all of us regardless of nationality. It provides a thorough history filled with little […]