May 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 12 segments
Recorded live at the Wisdom of the Sages retreat at SuperSoul Farm, this Q&A episode opens with a question that sits at the heart of bhakti — what does it actually mean to be a pure devotee? From…
Pamela WebsterGuestJustineGuestJailalitaGuestLaneGuestSo what's your question?
Questions, but my big question is I keep seeing, hearing advanced devotee, pure devotee.
What is a pure devotee? How do you get to be a devotee? Am I a devotee just because I say I wanna be a devotee?
[laughs]
I think in the fourth chapter talks about a pure devotee has to be born in the lineage of ...
Mm.
But it's a whole chapter about what is a pure devotee, and it's not just because you wanna be a devotee.
I think the, um, maybe not born into it, but maybe reborn into it in the sense that you t- that you, um-
Mm
... anyone, no matter where they're born, could be their second birth into the lineage by being initiated into the lineage.
Good question.
Great question.
Yeah, what's a pure devotee? Why don't you tackle that one, Kastuba?
Being a pure devotee yourself.
So what's your question?
Questions, but my big question is I keep seeing, hearing advanced devotee, pure devotee.
What is a pure devotee? How do you get to be a devotee? Am I a devotee just because I say I wanna be a devotee?
[laughs]
I think in the fourth chapter talks about a pure devotee has to be born in the lineage of ...
Mm.
But it's a whole chapter about what is a pure devotee, and it's not just because you wanna be a devotee.
I think the, um, maybe not born into it, but maybe reborn into it in the sense that you t- that you, um-
Mm
... anyone, no matter where they're born, could be their second birth into the lineage by being initiated into the lineage.
Good question.
Great question.
Yeah, what's a pure devotee? Why don't you tackle that one, Kastuba?
Being a pure devotee yourself.
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