Brilliant Disguise Shares How K.C. Tewari Influenced a Generation Brilliant Disguise is a feature-length documentary that tells the life story of a humble Indian man, K.C. Tewari. K.C. Tewari was not a household name, but he helped influence the spiritual paths of multiple generations as well as the influx of Eastern spirituality in [...]
I’m sitting watching the documentary film Dying to Know on my computer with earbuds in, tears streaming down my face. My daughter walks by, and smiles sympathetically (she’s used to seeing me cry). “Good movie?” she asks? “Good movie,” I reply. This documentary is indeed a magnificently moving and sometimes hilarious tribute to the relationship between Ram [...]
Love Everyone book review Love Everyone is a a series of engrossing first-hand recollections by followers of the Indian saint and spiritual teacher Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji. Although I didn’t meet him in person, my life has been enriched by being a follower of his teachings for the last ten years [...]
Conversations with Sridhar Silberfein and Ram Dass Since Bhakti Fest’s inception, Ram Dass has made an annual appearance through exclusive video interviews with festival founder, Sridhar Silberfein. Sridhar travels to Maui each year and films their conversations. Known for their humor, inspiration, and unmasked devotional attitude, these videos have been a highlight of the festival for the [...]
Spiritual Core Empowerment - Can I Get a Witness? “Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama.” —Ram Dass Suffering is part of the human condition—especially for those of us living out our dharma in the fast-paced, urban trenches of Los Angeles. Sometimes, when we [...]
While many people may know him as the Godfather of Bhakti Fest, Sridhar Silberfein has a long and storied history in the spirituality and health and wellness communities. He arranged to have Swami Satchidananda on stage at Woodstock to lead the Western world’s first mass Sanskrit chanting. Since the 1970s, one of the first stops [...]
Be Here, Be Love, Be Now To even attempt to put words to the impact Ram Dass’ grace and presence has had over the past forty-plus years would be a task, indeed. In 1967, one young Dr. Richard Alpert, former Harvard psychologist, made a foray to India in 1967, where he met the iconic blanket-clad [...]
The holidays bring a sense of warmth and festivity, but can also be chaotic and stressful. The other day, I was driving down the freeway, when I witnessed road rage and the near collision of two cars that refused to yield to each other. This was a concrete example of the feelings of tension and frenetic [...]