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Dev Amrita Swami

Is there only one life? Do we have only one chance at happiness? Are YOLO & FOMO the phrases to live by? 

Devamrita Swami, a world-traveling Krishna monk, explores this concept in the light of the knowledge given in the ancient yoga texts.

Talk with Mantra House, LA on 4th March, 2021.

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One Body, One Life, One Opportunity: Milking the Magic of the Moment - Devamrita Swami

What is it that consumes our consciousness, above all else? Smartphones? Social media? The stock market? 

Nay, the yoga texts say. The greatest object of our infatuation is in fact: our own body.

And this seemingly irresistible obsession has manifested in our preoccupation with issues like body image, body positivity, body neutrality and their many relatives. 

Join Devamrita Swami as he explores how all problems can be traced to neglecting the proper potential of the human body, and the need for going to a higher level by understanding what is truly within.

Talk at Bhakti Lounge, New Zealand on 25th July, 2021.


Devamrita Swami is a world-traveling Krishna monk known for his insightful yet easy to understand presentations, particularly in the fields of sustainable happiness and lifestyle management.

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Bhakti Lounge NZ

When You Look in the Mirror, Are You Satisfied? - Devamrita Swami

In this talk Devamrita Swami discusses the greatest mystery of the yoga and meditation science -- what is it that the non-material self does? It loves. But what does that mean and how is it relevant? Listen on to hear this crucial and practical yoga wisdom....

Devamrita Swami is a world-traveling Krishna monk known for his insightful yet easy to understand presentations, particularly in the fields of sustainable happiness and lifestyle management.

Talk at Bhakti Lounge, New Zealand on 1st August, 2021.

For more wisdom:

Go to 'Devamrita Swami' on Facebook or Instagram, or 
visit DevamritaSwami.com

Bhakti Lounge

Yoga Literally Means To Hook Up - But Hook Up To What? - Devamrita Swami

In our pursuit of happiness are we chasing the wrong thing? It takes a very self controlled person, amidst a huge herd of people running. The self-controlled person can stop, pause and think and even go in the opposite way. Ask yourself do you have the...

Stop, Pause and Think.

How we can respond to the environmental disaster that we humans have and are creating. The ancient yoga texts, in particular the Bhagavad Gita gives a lot of insight into the root of these problems and the most effective way to address them - starting with our own consciousness. This is a talk given at Yale University.

Yale University, New York, USA

Making a difference in the world

This is a full length talk from Devamrita Swami. He speaks on the topic of how we can live in a more harmonious way with nature and all living beings, based on a verse from the Srimad Bhagavatam - the ancient vedic knowledge in encyclopaedic form. The talk was presented in Los Angeles, 29th June 2018.

Las Angeles, USA

Revitalizing a True Human Civilization

Workshop with Devamrita Swami at the Bhakti Lounge Wellington on 23rd June 2019. There are many different metaphors we can apply to life and here we learn how we can be progressive by developing the qualities of a tree!

Bhakti Lounge, Wellington, New Zealand

Longing For A Purpose-Build LIfestyle: Alone In The Universe? - Part 2

Presentation by Devamrita Swami at the Bhakti Lounge Soul Feast 7th July 2019. We can be very calculating about who is our friend and who is our enemy. Here you'll learn more about your mind, how when tamed it can be your best friend, but when untamed is like an enemy within.

Bhakti lounge, Soulfeast

Wild Horses - Dragged By My Untamed Mind

His Holiness Devamrita Swami shares the power of Bhakti Yoga wisdom with the students & youth of today in dealing with the challenges of a crisis like the current pandemic, and how we can not only survive, but thrive in the midst of such crises, and do the greatest good for ourselves and others.

Talk with KCSoc student society (UK) on Wednesday 14th October, 2020.

Thriving In Chaos: Maximizing Your Life & Uplifting Others - Devamrita Swami

What is the purpose of human life?

The coronavirus pandemic caught everyone by surprise. Millions are affected -- economies collapsed, borders closed, livelihoods shattered & families torn asunder. And amidst the chaos, enraged yet helpless, the same searing question burns bright: who is to blame? 

"It's their fault!", one side exclaims. "No, it's theirs!!" another side retorts. The blame-game escalates as society struggles to pin down the culprit amidst a heightening existential threat.

But have we ever considered that the elusive offender may well have been sitting under our very noses the whole time? 

Join Devamrita Swami, a world-traveling monk, environmental advocate & astute social scholar as he discusses the oft-neglected yet glaring underlying factor in this crisis.

What Really Caused Coronavirus? - Devamrita Swami

It used to be that the world was dealing with two mammoth, apocalyptic twins--the increasingly brewing storm of climate change, and the ever-present specter of nuclear warfare, nagging at the back of our minds. But with the emergence of the global pandemic on the world stage, those twins have expanded into triplets. 

The common thread? Humanity's reckless disregard of the laws of nature, and a lack of wise counsel to set things straight. 

But this much-needed wisdom is very much at our fingertips, easily accessible and powerfully transformative, in the form of famous Bhakti Yoga texts like Bhagavad Gita.

Hit play to hear Yale University scholar and world-famous monk Devamrita Swami discuss holistic solutions to the world's dilemmas as he expertly applies ancient yoga wisdom to the problems of today.

A Monk's Perspective on Covid-19 - Devamrita Swami

Trapped more than ever before in an already isolated, dystopian world, you may wonder: "Where have I landed? Where do I belong? How did the unthinkable become ‘normal’?" As winter creeps up on us, perhaps some of us are wondering why things are so difficult. The thought can cross our minds, "What would it be like to run away somewhere to get a break from all this..." But where do you run to? You are where your consciousness is. We are left with the question: what does the road to escape look like?

Join us for an evening of discussion with Devamrita Swami, world-traveling monk and Yale graduate, as he takes us into the realm of consciousness to find the perfect escape the heart dreams about. Make this time of great inner and outer turmoil an opportunity for the greatest transformation.

Talk given by Devamrita Swami for Mantra Lounge, Philly on 16 October, 2020.