Obsession…. it’s so easy to get obsessed with something. I mean, honestly, I have. I have obsessed over something philosophical or theological or political. I have obsessed over various dealings and types of relationships with various people for various reasons. I have obsessions over getting the “best” or the “right” thingamabob or the best ticket for the price and route. And it’s so strange how all of...

The happiness of bhakti is very hard to understand. Generally in the world we take “happiness” as being satisfaction for our body, mind, or both: pleasure of the senses, pleasing thoughts, pleasing emotions, pleasing relationships. Those who are intelligent enough to understand that we are different from body and mind seek a very different kind of happiness: liberation. In the happiness of liberation, peace and freedom are key....