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Reading books that teach or enhance one’s Bhakti is a form of kirtan and fortifies a daily practice by strengthening the intelligence. It is a powerful way of mind control and fixes the mind in yoga. A further benefit is that it nourishes one’s practice so that enthusiasm can be maintained. There are other benefits of reading spiritual classics. Enjoy!
Introductory Books about Bhakti
Wise-Love: Bhakti and the Search for the Soul of Consciousness, Pranada Comtois
Yoga and the Dark Night of the Soul, Simon Haas
Inner Yoga: Entering the Heart of the Tradition, Janne Kontala
The Search for the Highest Truth: Adventures in Yoga Philosophy, Hari-kirtan
Harmony and the Bhagavad-gita: Lessons from a Life-Changing Move to the Wilderness, Visakha Dasi
The Journey Home, Radhanath Swami
Amor Sabio, Spanish translation of Wise-Love by Pranada Comtois
Maha-mantra Practice and Kirtan
Mahamantra Yoga: Chanting to Anchor the Mind and Access the Divine, Richard Whitehurst
The Yoga of Kirtan: Conversations on the Sacred Art of Chanting, Steven Rosen
Birth of Kirtan: The Life & Teaching of Chaitanya, Ranchor Prime
Easy-Entry Gitas
Bhagavad Gita: Talks Between the Soul and God, Ranchor Prime
Gita Wisdom: An Introduction to India’s Essential Yoga Text, Joshua M. Greene
A Comprehensive Guide to Bhagavad Gita HD Goswami
Classic Gitas
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The Bhagavad Gita: Its Feeling and Philosophy, Swami B. V. Tripurari
Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song, Graham M. Schweig
Little Treasures by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers
Biography of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, who brought Bhakti and kirtan to the West
Swami in a Strange Land: How Krishna Came to the West, Joshua M. Greene