The Dharma Rebellion Continues!


Hi Reader,

I’m inviting you to a new 8-week live series that asks a simple question with big implications: What does a truly devotional response to today’s political and cultural realities look like?

The Dharma Rebellion: Resistance and Renewal

Starts Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm EDT

Live on Zoom - recordings available for replay

Suggested donation $10-$15 per class (no one turned away)

CLICK HERE TO ENROLL

Across eight sessions, we’ll explore bhakti-yoga as both a spiritual practice and a political philosophy with real-world implications. Each week blends teachings from yoga wisdom texts like the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with historically proven strategies for nonviolent resistance and for preparing healthy transitions after authoritarian rule ends.

What you'll learn:

  • A clear, accessible framework for bhakti as a cultural and social paradigm beyond partisan models.
  • Actionable steps linking the four pillars of dharma to effective, nonviolent resistance.
  • Lessons from historical movements of moral courage—and the spiritual roots that sustained them.
  • How the Vedic system of varna-dharma can inform democratic renewal, climate action, economic opportunity, and social justice in a post-authoritarian America.
  • The unifying story of the Dharma Rebellion—and how to live that story now in personal and community practice.

Who this is for:
Yoga teachers, students, seekers, and spiritual practitioners who want to think deeply—and act conscientiously—at the intersection of spirituality, politics, and culture.

Ready to join us?

The Dharma Rebellion: Resistance and Renewal

a new 8-week series — starting Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm EDT

Live on Zoom - recordings available for replay

Suggested donation: $10–$15/class. No one turned away.⁠

CLICK HERE TO ENROLL

If you have any questions about this series, just reply to this email.

Thanks - Wishing you all good fortune,

- Hari-k


P.S.: Earlier this year I ran an 8-part series called Dharma Rebellion: Bhakti Yoga’s Vision of Spiritual Resistance tracing how bhakti-yoga’s worldview engages today’s ideologies—and why yoga wisdom doesn’t fit a simple left/right frame. This new series stands on its own—no prior course required.

If you would like to learn more about Dharma Rebellion I and enroll to watch the recordings, CLICK HERE. You do not need them to benefit from this series, but they’re available if you want the full backstory.

Hari-kirtana das

Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.

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