Step 4:
Bhakti Yoga
The Eternal Path of Love
Philosophical Lessons with Swamiji
Make sure you have worked through Step 3: Fate & Destiny before starting Step 4.
We encourage you to move through these teachings sequentially for the best learning outcome. Click on the name of the class to be taken to your video on-demand lesson. Move at your own pace. Take some time to reflect, journal, walk. Return when you are ready for the next lesson.
When you complete all 4 Lessons below you can progress to Step 5: Pathways to Yoga. When you have completed all 7 Steps, you might be interested in joining our Satsang community of students.
1: Bhakti Yoga
Pathway to love
Love is the greatest power of all. So much so that it makes Bhagwan (God) forget His Almightiness and serve His lover, the individual soul. Because it is the highest ideal, it is rarely understood. This wonderful talk explains how we can approach this pure, exhilarating love through Bhakti Yoga, and what we need to do to qualify for its experience.
50 Minute Lesson
2: Living a Spiritual Life
The secrets of attachment and detachment
We have often heard that one should think of Bhagwan (God) while performing worldly duties. How is this possible? Do we have two minds, one for Bhagwan and one for the world? No, we only have one mind, and it cannot be at two places at the same time. So what is the answer to this mystery? In this talk, Swami Govindananda explains.
35 Minute Lesson
3: Bhakti Yoga Meditation
Beginning your daily practice
The first thing to understand is that there are many ways to practice meditation – and that the result depends upon why and how you practice. So why do you want to meditate? What do you want to achieve? Swami Govindananda will help you answer these questions and explain how to begin your meditation. In doing so, he will clear up many misconceptions that are prevalent today.
35 Minute Lesson
4: Kirtan - Chanting Meditation
Its true meaning and practice
This talk continues with the subject of bhakti meditation. It introduces kirtan chanting as one of the main ways of practicing bhakti explaining that not only is it necessary, but it is considered the easiest and most effective means for God-realization in this present age. Kirtan has become popular all over the world, however in most cases it is not practiced properly. Swami Govindananda explains why, discussing the most important aspect that is 99.9% of the time overlooked. Once this is understood, you can easily move towards experiencing the love supreme. Then there is the subject of overcoming personal weaknesses. Many believe that they can overcome everything through self-effort, however Swami Govindananda explains why this is impossible and tells us how obstacles can actually be overcome.
50 Minute Lesson