Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Liberty, Truth, and Love

"As a life long seeker myself, open to both Eastern and Western religious ideas, I consider this book a portal to enlightenment. Bohlert leads the reader up a spiral staircase to the light, winding through the Christian and Hindu faiths as we ascend. ... Bohlert asks the reader to throw off convention, and simply embrace the love emanating from Radha and Krishna. If more people read this book, the world will be a better place."
- Nori Muster, Author of Betrayal of the Spirit. Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Liberty, Truth, and Love awakens the soul to its natural state of divine love and establishes an intimate, personal relationship with God-dess. It presents esoteric Indian spiritual wisdom in plain English from a postmodern, Western perspective. Steve Bohlert (Subal Das Goswami) lived in India as an itinerant Hindu monk and served as a Christian pastor in the Midwest. His intimate knowledge of Hindu and Christian spirituality inspires seekers to rapidly progress on the path to full God-dess realization, which increases enjoyment in this life and the next. Spiritual teacher, Steve Bohlert (Subal Das) redefines Radha-Krishna devotion and makes it accessible to Western seekers. He revises devotional yoga and adapts it to the needs of today's cultural creatives, also known as "new progressives." His Universalist Radha-Krishnaism: A Spirituality of Liberty, Truth, and Love offers the wisdom gained from a lifetime of spiritual teaching and practice in multicultural, interfaith contexts. Bohlert presents a complete philosophical system along with spiritual practices that readers can incorporate into their daily lives to develop devotion to God-dess--Radha-Krishna, the Divine Couple. Universalist Radha-Krishnaism offers: A practical spirituality that readers may harmoniously practice in their current life situation. A vision of eternal spiritual life as an intimate associate of Radha-Krishna as well as the means to actualize it. An affirmation of God-dess' loving presence permeating this life with goodness and grace. A philosophical basis and practical techniques that allow the reader to begin the path of loving devotion. A dynamic, creative faith, free of untenable dogma, which encourages liberty of thought and practice. Realizing "the self" related to God-dess and the world through divine love leads to a sense of interconnectedness with all existence--both material and spiritual. A heightened sense of freedom, fulfillment, and enjoyment of life naturally develops from this awareness. Dr. M. Valle, who teaches philosophy of religion at Scottsdale Community College (AZ) says, "Many Westerners are attracted to diverse aspects of Hinduism and, in particular, devotion to Radha-Krishna, but soon find themselves alienated by two factors: an inescapable emphasis on "Indian-ness" and the uncompromising literalism of the movement as it has come to the West. Steve Bohlert's approach to spirituality merges Western and Eastern thought by de-emphasizing cultural trappings and literalism, while maintaining a passionate emotional bond with the Supreme Being in this especially effective form of the Divine Couple, Radha-Krishna."