35: Srimad Bhagavatam: The Heart of Bhakti Yoga & Divine Love

Easy Decision Making: 5 Spiritual Filters That Actually Work

Do you ever feel stuck trying to make the “right” decision—overthinking, second-guessing, and still unsure what to do? In this episode of Exploring Bhakti, we explore a deeply practical and spiritual approach to decision-making using five powerful filters: motives, contentment, prayer, time, and surrender. This isn’t about finding the perfect choice. It’s about learning how to make decisions in relationship—so that whatever you choose becomes part of your path, not a mistake.

Are Psychedelics and Ayahuasca Revelations Spiritual?

If you’ve explored psychedelics, healing work, or altered states and felt something meaningful—but also incomplete—this episode is for you. We look honestly at why these experiences feel spiritual, where they fall short, and what the heart is actually seeking beneath them. With clarity and compassion, we explore how Bhakti offers not just a glimpse of connection—but a living, sustainable relationship that fulfills the longing many seekers have been chasing for years.

4a Eating as a Spiritual Practice: Conscious Eating in Bhakti

In this episode, we explore how eating can become a spiritual practice—not through restriction, but through consciousness, gratitude, and devotion. You'll learn about sattvic foods that support mental clarity and spiritual practice, why offering your food matters even if you eat "clean," and how this simple, ancient practice can transform every meal into a moment of connection with the Divine. This is an invitation to stop just feeding your body—and start nourishing your soul.

3a Do You Have to Change Your Life to Practice Bhakti Yoga?: An Honest Answer

Do you have to change your entire life to practice Bhakti… or can it meet you exactly where you are? In this episode, we explore the different ways Bhakti can be lived—from ashram life to practicing quietly at home—and gently clear the confusion around identity, culture, and what “real” devotion looks like. If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite fit into traditional spiritual molds… or wondered if you have to become someone else to walk a devotional path—this conversation will ground you. Bhakti is not about performance, aesthetics, or external form. It’s about relationship. And that relationship can begin right in the middle of your actual life.

2a Understanding the Bhakti Calendar and Sacred Time

There’s a quiet longing in many of us—not just to manage our lives better, but to feel that our lives are meaningful, connected, and held within something sacred. In this episode, we explore how the Bhakti calendar invites us into a different relationship with time—not as something to control, but something to enter into. Through holy days, fasting, and simple practices, we begin to shift from spiritual fragmentation into gentle, steady connection. This is an invitation to bring devotion into the rhythm of your real life—softly, sincerely, and in a way that nourishes both heart and soul.