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.
Latest episodes
Aug 13, 2024 • 52min
1391: God in the Temple, God in the Heart
Clarance Clemons on the calm mind and connecting with the inner self / inner connection isn’t cheap - austerity and renunciation aid contemplation and meditation / God in the heart gives intelligence to the individual soul according to his capacity for understanding / when we could no longer access God in the heart through samadhi, the sages provided temple worship / the evolution from karma to jnana to bhakti is a natural progression, widely observed in areas of spiritual evolution, but most clearly and thouroughly articulated in Srimad Bhagavatam / temple worship without respecting God in the heart of everyone, is like pouring ghee into ashes SB 7.14.38-40 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 12, 2024 • 57min
1390: The Simple Formula - Come Together for Kirtan & Prasad
“The end of all knowledge should be service to others.” – Cesar Chavez / our individuality is eternal / when Arjun’s illusion was dispelled he didn’t merge into Krishna / Narada anticipates the shallow approach to the ritual and recommends service to others / the formula is to come together for Kirtan and prasad / auspicious times for ceremonies / auspicious places for ceremonies / a Vaiṣṇava is a walking holy place / The key to the universe - the universe is like a tree whose root is Krishna - by serving Him you serve everyone SB 7.14.17-37 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 11, 2024 • 1h 2min
1389: Experiencing the Krishna Effect - Interview with Radhika Das
How to find liberation from the false ego / Transformation happens on the other side of new experiences / Find your Krishna confidence / It’s between you and God / Learn to fly your own plane and enjoy your own company / It’s you and me (baby) Krishna Find more at https://www.radhikadas.com **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 10, 2024 • 54min
1388: Q & A Volume 238
What is the meaning of “faith”? / The separation of church and state-- is God the enemy? **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 9, 2024 • 55min
1387: Serve & Feed Everyone
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." - Muhammad Ali / how arranged marriages work / through duty, love develops / wealth should be engaged in service others to avoid the pit of entitlement / “What are all these people doing at our wedding?” / worship the Supreme Being in the core of everyone’s heart by service to others / service to the Devas / service to the saintly people / service to everyone / service to the animals and plants / serve and feed everyone SB 7.14.15-16 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 8, 2024 • 56min
1386: Minimize Needs - Minimize Anxiety
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.- Aesop / A person who has given up all sense of proprietorship can alone attain real peace. - Bhagavad-gita 2.71 / minimize needs to minimize anxiety / Giving up the sense of proprietorship - right down to the food we eat / don’t underestimate the power of prasad / Kaustubha’s garlic misadventure / Gracias Madre - I only wan’t Krishna’s prasadam / be like the Cataka bird / Raghu’s eucharist stealing misadventure SB 7.14.14 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 7, 2024 • 1h 2min
1385: Practicing Bhakti in the Presence of Those Who Don’t
the non-pretentiousness of the Bhakti-yogi / the diplomacy of the Bhakti-yogi / the simplicity of the Bhakti-yogi / the communal spirit of the Bhakti-yogi / the Bhakti-yogi conquers over lust SB 7.14.6-13 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 6, 2024 • 1h
1384: Will We Be with Loved Ones After Death?
“the glories of our blood and state, are shadows, not substantial things” James Shirley / shadows, reflections, mirages and Virtual realities, are all derived from something real / keep hearing wisdom and some of it will stick / offering mind, body and home / Raghu on “The Hands of Time” / the “affection” of family life / the medicine of hearing Bhagavatam again and again / how to practice Bhakti in the presence of those who don’t? / will we be with loved ones after death? / Druhva’s mother follows him to the spiritual realm / expanding the family tree to all living beings / don’t worry about the jell-o! SB 7.14.1-5 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 5, 2024 • 58min
1383: What About the Pygmies?
take false ideas about what we need and false ideas about who we are, and offer them into the total material energy / bewildered by dualities arisen from attraction and repulsion / we’re not the body, we’re not the mind / taking shelter of the big bird / the simple idea that we are not the body is the beginning of living together in peace / being heroic through not letting public opinion limit us / the growth of Bhakti is facilitated by favorable conceptions, favorable sentiments and favorable lifestyle SB 7.13.44-46 **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
Aug 3, 2024 • 1h 6min
1382: Q & A Volume 237
How is Vishnu the same or different than Krishna? / How to understand self loathing and toxic shame in Kali Yuga, and how to take shelter of Radharani? **************************************************************************** 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 CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_of_the_sages
