Pilot - Foundations of Bhakti

Vasudeva Das, originally from the Netherlands, began his bhakti journey in 1997. Since then, he has lived as a monk for 16 years in various ashrams in India and Europe, practicing bhakti-yoga intensively and studying Sanskrit and Vedic bhakti texts such as the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. He received initiation in the bhakti lineage of Sri Caitanya in 2003 from his guru, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami. In 2016 he earned a BA in Vaishnava Bhakti Theology with honors from the University of Chester, UK. Vasudeva currently lives with his wife in the East Village, New York City, where he serves as the head priest and senior educator at the Bhakti Center. As a Sanskrit scholar, he works on several translation projects and tutors individual students. Vausdeva’s main aspiration, however, is to serve Krishna (God) and his devotees with a selfless, humble heart.