Wisdom of the Sages
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.
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.
Episodes
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Dec 21, 2022 • 53min
919: Trees Are People Too
you never know what Krishna is going to use to bring you back / don't mistake the flute for the player of the flute / don't get too comfortable- this isn't your home / the whole material world is a sad story / offer what you got / material desire breeds ignorance / trees are people too / see every body as a temple - by such vision you will satisfy the Lord / one who desires self-realization and thus subdues his powerful anger SB 4.30.39-51
Dec 20, 2022 • 53min
918: Our Little Mouths Can Create So Much Suffering
our little mouths can create so much suffering / our speaking apparatus is an amazing faculty - very effective in either binding us or releasing us / Yoga is a process of cleaning the window for the sunlight to come in / we can create the spiritual world in the material world by vibrating transcendental words / pure words - relieve material hankerings, and remove envy and fear / Krishna is present where His devotees discuss Him / superficial spirituality sees God in the Temple only - deeper spirituality sees God in people SB 4.30.35-38 For the Live to Give campaign of Bhagavad Gita distribution, text/whatsapp/call Malini at: +1 (669) 289-5563
Dec 19, 2022 • 52min
917: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. - Matthew 5.8 / what does the heart need to be purified of? / "In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be planted in their souls." - Omar Khayyam / a moment of interfaith harmony / destitution is a prodding for Krishna / the yogis ask for their benediction - to be around those who speak of Vishnu, birth after birth / Find people who lift you higher and keep them close / hearing about Krishna relieves anxiety
Dec 19, 2022 • 58min
916: Society's Norms Seemed Tortuously Senseless / Interview with Bhakti Poet & Contemplative Madan Mohan Das
Madan Mohan is an old friends of Raghunath & Kaustubha going back to their teens. A deep thinker and poet, he shares his thoughts and experiences as a youth that led him to the practice of Bhakti, where he's at today, and some of his poems.
Dec 17, 2022 • 53min
915: Q & A - Volume 145
Spirituality or Spiritual Bypassing? / If Bhaktivedanta Swami were alive today do you believe he would restrict the internet? / Can y'all recommend some slokas (or mantras) that are good to memorize?
Dec 16, 2022 • 55min
914: Love Makes Desire Itself Altruistic
that love should be transitory is intolerable / love leaps over the massive of our selfishness / love makes desire itself altruistic / love plants the interests of another in the center of our being / loving one (well used) prepares us to love all / bhakti yogis meditate on name, qualities, form and pastimes / let's god's satisfaction be our benediction / the Absolute Truth is realized in three features / one has to approach the Supreme Person through the impersonal Brahman / liberation is just the neutral point SB 4.30.26-30
Dec 15, 2022 • 56min
913: Lowercase Love Stinks!
"To find love I must enter into the sanctuary where it is hidden, which is the mystery of God." - Thomas Merton / there's a secret love with capital L / lowercase love stinks / the reflection appears just like the reflected source, but it's backwards / our mind and words can't capture the Supreme / Krishna outsources creation, maintenance and destruction / knowing Krishna makes the world of duality seem meaningless / Wisdom of the Sages came overcome malefic planets / Krishna's lotus feet are captivating SB 4.30.14 - 20
Dec 14, 2022 • 52min
912: Transforming Social Responsibility Into Yoga
when the intention is selfless, work becomes yoga / "one who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender" - Bhagavad-gita 3.6 / a sincere sweeper in the street is far better than the charlatan meditator / the devotee does not feel hackneyed or stereotyped / in the heart of the devotee the Paramatma reveals Himself as ever-increasingly new SB 4.30.14-20
Dec 13, 2022 • 55min
911: Ambition, Aggression, Competition & Our Desire to be Happy
am I a criminal or a victim? / Alexander the Great could have been content (right now) / satva guna = contentment, raja guna = discontentment / get off the treadmill / even the #1 materialist is in anxiety / striking the balance between competition & cooperation / the material model vs the spiritual model / there's room for competition in the spiritual realm SB 4.30.13
Dec 12, 2022 • 55min
910: The Need to Question Our Sacred Cows
"One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything." - Georg C. Lichtenberg / the need to question our sacred cows / the maturity needed to question our sacred cows / there's always time for questions in discussions of Santana dharma / the danger of giving up independent thought / question - boil away what's not real - and then place your faith on a more stable foundation / the need to question the sacred texts / the need to let others question
