Event

Nectar of Devotion

A STUDY OF THE PATH OF BHAKTI-YOGA with DHANURDHARA SWAMI
3:00-5:30PM / 9 CLASSES BEGINNING SATURDAY MARCH 28
THE BHAKTI CENTER 25 FIRST AVENUE NYC / ROOM 2W
ADMISSION: $108. ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE BHAKTI CENTER Some scholarships will be available. Those interested in a scholarship can apply here.

The Nectar of Devotion seminar is for those who would like to deepen their understanding of bhakti-yoga.

The Nectar of Devotion is Srila Prabhupada's summary study of the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu a 16th century text by Srila Rupa Goswami, the chief disciple of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is a most unique analysis of the path of Bhakti-yoga providing a detailed and systematic presentation on the transcendental symptoms displayed by pure devotees, the varities of transcendental relationships and the methods of bhakti-yoga by which one can revive this ecstatic spiritual love. It is widely consider an essential text for understanding and the science of bhakti-yoga in general.

The seminar consists of 9 classes over the course of 9 Saturday afternoons from 2:30 5:30pm. A detailed list of lessons can be found below.

Dhanurdhara Swami was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1974. In 1982, he accepted the sannyasa ashrama or renounced order of life.

He is the author of three books Waves of Devotion: A Comprehensive Study of The Nectar of Devotion,Greetings from Vrindavana, a selected collection of his thoughts and realizations from 20002004, and Japa Meditations: Contemplations on Entering the Holy Name, a collection of selected personal realizations on japa meditation by Maharaja and others. He is currently working on several writing projects including a contemporary book on bhakti and a book on kirtana.

Dhanurdhara Swami spends half of the year in India where he focuses on bhajana, studying, writing and taking people on pilgrimage of holy places. The other half of the year Maharaja is in the west where he spends his time traveling and speaking about bhakti-yoga.