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by Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das
Truths about life from the timeless wisdom of the Bhakti-yoga tradition - fun, relevant, and deep. Learn about dharma, yoga, bhakti, and how it relates to all the basic questions of life. This show is about how to live your best life, let go of the external distractions, and uncover the spiritual happiness that lies within the heart as the true nature of the soul. Raghunath and Kaustubha's connection goes back to their teens in the New York Hardcore Punk Scene of the early 80s, through serving together as Bhakti-yogi monks in the 90's, to sharing their experiences in the world of yoga in the 21st century.
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- Yesterday52 min
1840: Staying Sane in an Age of Outrage / Q&A Vol. 303
Not watching the news doesn't make you ignorant. It might just mean you're careful about what you feed your mind. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha take listener questions from Båstad, Sweden. How much do we really need to know about the world when feeds push the most extreme voices to the top? Can you care deeply without joining a team? How do you become articulate enough to bring people together instead of adding to the noise? And how can bhakti build real humility without feeding the sense that you're never good enough? ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 3 days ago1h 0m
1839: Were You a Guru Yesterday? | A Friendly Interrogation Into What Makes a Spiritual Teacher
Can a three-year-old be a guru? What about a prostitute, a python or the sunrise? In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha fall into a spontaneous conversation that turns into a rapid-fire Q&A about what a guru really is. What qualifies someone to guide another person's spiritual life: an institution's stamp, scholarship, or something much harder to fake? They explore why the guru is a principle rather than just a person, what happens to your faith when a teacher falls, and what it means to stay steady through life's highs and lows. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 1 weeks ago59 min
1838: The Cave Opened After We Swept It | Pilgrim Stories from the Himalayas
You spent the money, took the time off, and flew halfway around the world. So where's the payoff? In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha, live from Govardhan Hill, sit down with pilgrims just back from the Himalayas: Badrinath, the cave of Vyasa, and the banks of the Ganges. A couple waiting in the snow outside a locked cave picks up a broom. A man who was once married to his work finds the community he never had. A woman who calls herself a lifelong complainer learns to surrender while her mother lies in a hospital back home. These are honest stories of cold, crowds, grief, and the strange joy of a four-hour line, and of what changes when we stop trying to get something out of the spiritual life and start serving it. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 2 weeks ago41 min
1837: Flirting with Krishna | Live with Pilgrims from the Himalayas
Some people meet Krishna, feel overwhelmed, and run. Years later, they find themselves bathing in the Ganges in the Himalayas. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha go live from Devprayag, where two sacred rivers meet to form the Ganges, to hear from the pilgrims traveling with them: a hardcore kid from Prague, a dentist from Vermont, a self-described skeptic of language, and a young woman who found bhakti through her Uber driver. Each once flirted with Krishna, walked away, and discovered he was still there. What draws a person back to a path they once wandered from? ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 3 weeks ago57 min
1836: The Absolute Truth Goes to School | Why Krishna Studied Under a Guru
He is the origin of every branch of knowledge, and yet he sits down at the feet of a teacher. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha, live from the ISKCON temple in Toronto, follow Krishna and Balarāma as they leave their village life behind and enter a guru's school. Why would the all-knowing seek a teacher at all? And what does his example reveal about humility, gratitude, and the lost art of being a student in an age that takes its teachers for granted? Srimad Bhagavatam 10.45.20–34 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
1835: Can You Love Without Possessing? | Siddhartha and the Art of Letting Go
A sage who has found peace beside the river is suddenly undone by love for a son he never knew he had, and Time, in the form of the river, laughs at him. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha read from Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and ask whether we can love without trying to own. As Siddhartha struggles to let go, he catches a reflection that changes how he sees his own past. It opens a conversation about attachment, the pain we keep repeating until we learn from it, and why laughing at ourselves may be the first real step toward freedom. Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha • Bhagavad-gītā 9.4 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- 3 weeks ago1h 5m
1834: Hurt Others, Hurt Yourself | The Web of Mutual Obligation
"I'm independent. I don't owe anybody anything." It's the modern dream: happiness without obligation. Moral teachings answer that we're woven into a web of mutual obligation. Deeper spiritual teachings explain why: in a real sense we are one, parts of one whole, made of the same divine energy, so you can't hurt another without hurting yourself. The deepest teachings add that we are also eternally distinct, and that difference is what makes love possible: a love so intimate that God lets himself forget he's God, just so his parents can hold him on their laps. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha trace that ascent, from the writings of James Baldwin to Krishna's pastimes in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.45.1–19 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
- Oct 14, 202658 min
1833: If You Don't See God in All, You Won't See God at All | Beyond Religious Ritual
You can attend every service, perform every ritual perfectly, but if you're unkind to the people around you, then you've missed God entirely. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why seeing God in every living being is the real heart of spiritual life, and why cruelty to others cuts us off from the very God we're trying to reach. They draw on the Bhagavad-gītā's thirteenth chapter, Kapila's teachings to his mother, and a striking 500-year-old commentary by Vallabhācārya. They also explore the aftermath of Kaṁsa's death in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, where his grieving wives speak a truth he never understood. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.43–51, 3.29.20–27 Bhagavad-gītā 4.34–35, 6.29–30, 13.28–29 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
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About Wisdom of the Sages
Truths about life from the timeless wisdom of the Bhakti-yoga tradition - fun, relevant, and deep. Learn about dharma, yoga, bhakti, and how it relates to all the basic questions of life. This show is about how to live your best life, let go of the external distractions, and uncover the spiritual happiness that lies within the heart as the true nature of the soul. Raghunath and Kaustubha's connection goes back to their teens in the New York Hardcore Punk Scene of the early 80s, through serving together as Bhakti-yogi monks in the 90's, to sharing their experiences in the world of yoga in the 21st century.
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