10 Ways to Spiritualize Your Day
When we began our study of Bhakti yoga in the early 70s, nearly every aspiring Bhakta lived in one of our spiritual master’s ashrams. Living in the ashram was a bit like a spiritual boot camp. We awakened very early (around 3:00 am), showered with cold water, attended a morning worship program and classes that lasted until around 8 am, and then worked hard all day at whatever service we’d been assigned. In the evening there was another kirtan and class, and after it was all over, we dropped onto our sleeping mats exhausted. It was austere but blissful, and it was easy to see our life as service and as a celebration of our growing relationship with the Supreme, Krishna.
But not everyone can live in an ashram these days, nor does everyone want to. And while living in an ashram is very, very good training, it’s not absolutely necessary. Learning how to dovetail our activities into service, and making a shift from material to spiritual consciousness is an art. Our students at the Bhaktivedanta Center sometimes ask us, “How can I make my day filled with Bhakti?” (more…)
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