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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 1667
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
1005: We’re Like Straws Floating on the Waves of an Ocean
“Affirm the spirit, the Eternal I” - Ella Wheeler Wilcox / children can break your attachment and the knot in the heart / externally - operate according to convention, internally - think beyond conve…
1004: The Awakened Don't Judge Those that Sleep
“We are very good lawyers for our own mistakes but very good judges for the mistakes of others.” Anonymous / Raghunath is not the spiller! / yoga creates space between stimulus and response / condemn…
1003: The Underlying Messages in The Ramayana / Interview with Dr. Shubha Vilas
In the Western world there is no equivalent to texts like Ramayana and Mahabharata, which are universally loved, from childhood till death, and chock-full of wisdom on many levels. Dr. Shubha Vilas…
1002: Q & A Volume 159
How to understand dementia in a Bhakti context? / Is Krishna real?
1001: Radha, Laxmi, Durga & Kali
Radha is the para-shakti, the origin of all the shakti’s including Laxmi, Durga, Kali, etc. / Krishna protects those who - never identify with the body, are liberated from the knot in the heart, al…
1000! Radhanath Swami Interview
For episode 1,000, Radhanath Swami shares his thoughts on friendship, aging, money, forgiveness, raising children, prayer and bhakti.
999: Fearsome Kali Saves Krishna's Gentle Devotee
when we keep our minds simple, it all starts to click / religion can be a distraction from spirituality / Narada’s confession to the hunter Mrgari- “If you must kill, then please…..” / Vaisnava’s re…
998: Small Minds Will Disparage Your Spiritual Ambition
we all have the potential to achieve the goal of yoga, in this lifetime / what’s the real measure of success? / fight the demons within - “Not Today Satan!” / make your life mission to uncover and ex…
997: Inner Spiritual Life, Beyond the Externals
“Spirituality is about awakening the eyes, the ears, the heart, so that you can see what’s always happening right in front of you.” / the external life of the brahmana / the internal life of the Bha…
996: These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
• What is your favorite chapter or passage the sacred texts? • Who is your favorite kirtan leader? • Share a story of a memorable kirtan • What is your favorite temple?
995: Q&A Volume 158
Is there any kind of basic ritual I could perform to offer food? / How to respond to a narcissist's criticisms? / How to understand Bhagavad-gita 12.18? / What are the death rites for Bhakti-yogis?
994: Observe Nature & Follow the Clues
“Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.” - John Wooden / to the extent we don’t discipline ourselves, life will discipline us / observe nature and follow the clues / an important part of any …
993: Self-discipline & the Algorithms of the Mind
“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.” - Julie Andrews / Better to pay now than pay later with compound interest / yoga means gaining gr…
992: This World Will Make You Cry
struggles are an opportunity to walk the walk / rationalizing your illusion is a bad look / justice and mercy / this world will make you cry / we’re all gonna fall in love and get killed / stimulus…
991: Our Attachments Generate Our Illusion
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. - Simone Weil / we are just here to love without caveats / we’re so attached to the jello tha…
990: Is Bettering Oneself at Odds with Bettering the World?
“Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.”- Marcus Aurelius / improving the world a…
989: Q & A Volume 157
How to teach yoga to a primarily Judeo Christian population without offending? / How to overcome fear of death? / What’s a simple “Bhakti pitch” to a Christian? / Should we risk our spiritual bank ac…
988: Analyzing a Yogi’s Diversion from Truth
genuine intimacy is based on truth, not illusion / is my intimacy with others facilitating my remembrance or my forgetfulness of God’s presence behind everything? / In my roles of maintaining others …
987: Lessons from the Elephant Whisperers
happiness comes simply / animals are people too / we crave service for meaning in life / Vishnu is in the sun / all of our heat and light can be traced back to the sun, and the sun can be traced back…
986: Preparing for the Heart to Melt
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” - Helen Keller / Bhakti is about preparing the heart to melt / what if we were a…