Bhakti-sastri · Asynchronous Track

Study the six core sastras of Bhakti-sastri, at your own pace.

The same traditional Bhakti-sastri curriculum — delivered flexibly, so it fits around your service, work and family life.


Course Introduction

The Six Modules

01 Bhagavad-gita 1   ·   02 Bhagavad-gita 2   ·   03 Bhagavad-gita 3   ·   04 Nectar of Instruction   ·   05 Nectar of Devotion   ·   06 Sri Isopanisad

These can be studied individually or as a whole. The course follows the traditional Bhakti-sastri structure and the twelve aims of sastric study — deepening your understanding of scripture, strengthening your ability to preach, and building lasting faith and conviction.

Why "asynchronous"?

There's no fixed class time. Lectures are pre-recorded and cut into short, single-topic units you can watch whenever you have a free moment — ideal if service, work, or family commitments mean you need flexibility. Most students finish in under a year; the maximum is two years, with assessments scheduled at your own pace within that window. As it's self-paced, there's no live interaction with classmates or the teacher.

How You're Assessed

Homework — answered in the homework questions forum.    

Quizzes — multiple-choice, taken whenever suits you.    

Essays — topics are available from day one, so you can start writing right away.    

Final exam — drawn from a question bank you can access from the start of the course.

Registration & Price

No special requirements — enrol any time, in a single module or the full course. Modules are self-standing, so you can take them in any order.

Single module   €99     ·     

Full course — save 21%   €395 €503

Good to know: enrolling requires a free BCOC profile. Registering for the full course does not grant instant access to every module — Student Care manually adds you within 24–48 hours of payment.

Bhagavad Gita - Karma Yoga (Ch. 1 - 6) - Asynchronous Learning

Arjuna is bewildered by the most basic questions: ‘Who am I?’ ‘What am I meant to do?’ In the karma yoga section of Bhagavad-gita, the first six chapters, Lord Krishna, in response, explains to Arjuna the process of yoga and the basic transcendental knowledge needed to act in spiritual consciousness.

Bhagavad Gita - Bhakti Yoga (Ch. 7 - 12) - Asynchronous Learning

Nestled between the karma yoga and jnana yoga sections, the treasure of bhakti, hidden in the middle six chapters of the Bhagavad-gita, is revealed to us along with the details of the intimate relationship between the Lord and His pure devotees, as well as different ways to become one

Bhagavad Gita - Yoga of knowledge (Ch. 13 - 18) - Asynchronous Learning

After the section about karma (action) and a section about bhakti (devotion), we come to a section about jnana (knowledge). Please prepare yourself for receiving knowledge, ‘knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection’, which will help you go home, back to Godhead.

Sri Isopanisad - Asynchronous Learning

Sri Isopanisad one of the 108 principal Vedic scriptures known as the Upanisads. Sri Isopanisad is a conceptual text, rather than a description of the Lord's pastimes. Reading and studying this book is meant to advance one's view of life; to teach one how to re-spiritualize every endeavor of one's actions.

The Nectar of Instruction - Asynchronous Learning

For six weeks we will be discovering Srila Prabhupada's translation and commentary to Srila Rupa Goswami's Upadesamrita. Rupa Goswami was especially empowered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to assemble instructions on how to attain love of Godhead, Krishna -prema. His Upadesamrita (The Nectar of Instruction) is a compilation of eleven verses that outline the gradual progress and main instructions for a serious spiritual practitioner who wishes to attain this eternal love.

The Nectar of Devotion - Asynchronous Learning

The Nectar of Devotion (NOD) is Srila Prabhupada's summary study of Srila Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu. It presents "the complete science of devotional service." In this course you will systematically study the first nineteen chapters of the NOD.