Wisdom of the Sages

A Himalayan shopkeeper gives Raghu some shilas / Jatipur lassi saves Kaustubha’s stomach / visiting the little hermitage of Krishnadas Kaviraja / Raghu and Mara - hiking and listening together / more…

We’re not interested in going to higher planets / If we think we can find out everything with our limited senses- we can’t / Take what resonates and apply it/  Have reasonable faith and healthy doubt…

Bali attacks the Deva's with illusory weapons / "When the naked carnivorous demons show up with tridents ...... well, that's kinda where I draw the line." / as the dangers of a dream cease when the d…

In this captivating interview Kaustubha speaks with Dravida Das, a Sanskrit editor and reciter of Sanskrit Bhakti poetry. Dravida Das also adapts Sanskrit verses into English poetry, and composes Eng…

How to get over sadness? / How to support my friend was diagnosed with a life altering disease? / Why does Raghunath recommended chanting at least one round of japa while on pilgrimage? / Is it ok to…

great souls hook your heart - and then tug on it / Bhakti is charming / bringing back story telling / just accept there’s things we can’t perceive / stretching the imagination / Never fight on the ba…

Indra let’s go at Govinda Kund / Braja Roaming with Krishna’s devotees / singing about how Krishna wakes up / the girls’ excuses to see Krishna / hearts heavy with love for Krishna / “This Divine lo…

Testimony from the Pūjārī from Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s house in Śāntipura, West Bengal / Prabhupada’s tears and prayers for mercy and empowerment in service / testimony from Śrīpāda Hṛdayānanda Bābājī M…

Something I struggle with is seeing Krishna in everyone, even those that have deeply wounded us with no desire to change. How can I make peace with this?  / What does chanting japa do for you?

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the Sun the Moon and Rahu / experiments in Vedic astrology / do you want to be connected or amputated? / Kaustubha’s Rahu period ends / Raghu’s Rahu period ends / trying to carve out a place of comfo…

Raghu’s “secret sadhana” / seeing the ornate, devotional, beauty of Bhakti in “bombed out” Vrindavan / the authentic Bengali Bhakti experience / knowledge of self-realization, devoid of the Divine pe…

Raghunath and Kaustubha discuss their thoughts and feels upon arriving in Vrindavan / being greeted like members of the family / connecting with the Bengali pilgrims through kirtan / moving rituals a…

I understand that suffering is part of this material world and may be Krishna’s will but it saddens and disturbs me to see so much senseless suffering. How can I reconcile this? / Upon returning from…

What is the key to forgiveness, if we’re trying to forgive to move forward what’s the process? It doesn’t make the trauma go away, so how is forgiveness supposed to help you? / Why does Krsna Balaram…

The Goddess Laxmi appears from the ocean of milk / Laxmi’s discernment in giving her self entirely to Visnu / Laxmi’s devotional mood brings all good fortune / the coronation of Laxmi / the female en…

The party is in Udaipur and its ever-fresh / Raghu confirms Kaustubha’s Krishna Miracle / Unconditional love is our innate operating system / things never go as smoothly as you want- even for the dev…

Bhakti is caught more than taught / You just gotta ask (for Krishna prasad) /  tenderness of heart towards Kṛṣṇa is bhakti - tenderness of heart towards everyone is compassion / You play the bhakti g…

Kaustubha interviews his old friend Eddie Stern, a yoga teacher, author, and researcher based in New York City. Eddie has a multi-disciplinary approach to yoga which includes studying traditional tex…

What are some practical steps for finding teachers and gurus to give practical advice if one lives far from a temple / How should one prepare their mind for physical austerities on the path of Bhakti…