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, Â a university-without-walls in San Francisco. This was based on my experience with ISKCON […]
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”]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
How to Love Your Flute: A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing, or How to Play the Flute, Choose One, and Care for It, Plus Flute History, Flute Science, Folk Flutes, and More (Paperback) by Mark Shepard (Author), Anne Subercaseaux (Illustrator), Paul Horn (Preface) Price: $11.25 I am a well rounded person conversant in the […]
I used to be quite an ecstatic dancer in kirtan, but now I don’t do that. I think it’s a cultural practice that just isn’t part of the culture I live in. Now kirtan is my wife and I chanting sitting before our home altar. Just as the Orissa devotees moved from loud kirtans to […]
God-dess paradoxically indicates union of the opposite ideas of difference and non-difference leading to a higher, fuller unity. This means perfection, or the ability to encompass all extremes of experiencing reality.