Living the Wisdom of Bhakti- Life as a Spiritual Practice (Vol-II)

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In 1974, on a morning walk in Paris, Srila Prabhupada was asked, "What is the devotee's greatest enemy?" His startling reply was, "He himself, he's his greatest enemy. You become your friend. Nobody is enemy. You are yourself your enemy."

We see others doing something we consider inappropriate or ineffective and we want them to change. Yet, we're often reluctant or even resistant to make improvements in ourselves. We want others to change but the irony is we can only change ourselves.

Śrīla Prabhupāda created a clear and simple lifestyle of bhakti. We have learned what Prabhupāda has asked of us yet sometimes we find it difficult to apply in various circumstances.

Living the Wisdom of Bhakti addresses our unwillingness or lack of awareness by facilitating honest introspection. This journey of self-discovery encourages us to "get real" with ourselves.

From decades of experience in helping others, Mahatma Das expertly guides us in how to take a closer look at where we are and where we are going. He does this by encouraging us to ask questions of ourselves that are sometimes difficult to face but deeply rewarding to contemplate.

Philosophically and often humorously, Mahatma then assists us in our personal process of applying these self-discoveries in our daily lifestyles.

We are often good at knowing what to do, but bad at doing it. Living the Wisdom of Bhakti confronts this problem head-on.

This book doesn't focus just on learning something, its main focus is on becoming something. Sure, you will find verses, quotations, and stories from scriptures here. And you will learn new things. But knowledge is not power. It's the implementation of knowledge that is power. So my purpose is to help you better live the teachings of bhakti.

If you read this book, reflect, and do the exercises it recommends, you will find it easier to do what you may not be doing that you know you should be doing. You will also find it easier to change your life in general, to make it the way it should be, not the way it happens to be.

This is a workbook; a seminar on paper. Volume Two continues the self-exploration done in Volume One with an additional 38 chapters divided into six sections. Each chapter encourages you to look deeper into your mind and heart to find your inspiration as well as to identify the obstacles on your path. And many chapters contain exercises that will help you put the knowledge you are gaining into practice. This book is not passive. It's not meant to just be interesting or informative. Living the Wisdom of Bhakti is meant to improve the way you practice and live Kṛṣṇa consciousness.