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
945: A Bhakti-yogi Born Into the Slums of Bombay / An Interview with Janeshwar Das
Janeshwar Das, Raghunath's assistant on his India pilgrimages, shares his inspiring story of being born and raised in the slums in Bombay and his courageous and fascinating path to Bhakti.
944: Grief, Love & Service on the Path of Bhakti / An Interview with Sri Govinda
In this emotional and touching episode, Raghunath & Kaustubha bring their friend Sri Govinda onto the show to discuss the loss of his young son, the sprouting of his faith in Krishna, meeting his fia…
943: Revealing Our Minds In Confidence / Interview with Relationship Counselor Dhanya Rico
Raghunath & Kaustubha speak with Dhanya Rico, a professional Relationship Counselor and Bhakti-yogini, about the importance of honesty and revealing our minds to people we can trust.
942: Q & A Volume 150 - Reincarnation / Questions with Walter Schreifels
I look at my dogs life with envy, why are some births considered lower? / If you’re born on a higher planet and you still have a mind, what about it would be an improvement over the planet we’re a…
941: Meeting the Others
Raghunath and Kaustubha share their thoughts on Victoria’s Vedic wedding, and interview some of the guests from their retreat at the Govardhan Eco Village in India.
940: I Won’t Be Groomed for Cruelty
Will we learn to live in harmony with nature, or will we run off the edge of a cliff? / the cow and bull provide everything we need / Ella’s Story - I Won't Be Groomed for Cruelty
939: Striving For the Next Level of Awakening
Krishna is not interested in wealth, He just wants only our devotion / the story of Kolavecha Sridhar / Make a little time for a sincere sadhana and it can transform everything else / strive for the …
938: Sometimes You Go With the Wildcard
Priests can be bigots and cops can be saints / it’s not your intelligence position that counts, it’s the quality of your heart / how did marriage get so complicated? / sometimes you go with the wild …
937: Q & A Volume 149
How do we learn from karma? / How can we bring yoga into our everyday life while still being in line with the people around us instead of maybe scaring them off by religious or spiritual theories? / …
936: All Truths Manifest in the Pure Heart
In a moment we’ll be gobbled by the frog of death / “As soon as the heart is pure, all truths sparkle in it in a minute; all truth in the universe will manifest in your heart if you are pure enough.…
935: Looking at the Universe from a Different Angle
planning for our (birthday) enjoyment can bring great distress / 1 person with a sincere focus on service can change the world / work externally, but always think of Krishna internally / the soul of …
934: Greatness Lies in Giving Up Resentment
Resentment blocks the flow of grace / evolve or repeat / devotion shrinks the ocean of the material world down to the amount of water in a calf’s footprint / To do the right thing, when it is diffi…
933: Yogis Recode the Impressions In the Mind
“The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.” - Napoleon Bonaparte / Yogis recode their experience through the filter of intelligen…
932: Q & A Volume 148
• What’s the root of intention? • Is Krishna immoral? • If we reincarnate as an animal, how do we get back to human birth? • Is there sin and repentance in Bhakti?
930: To Isolate or To Insulate?
Can one really be in the world but not of the world? / Lord Brahma descends on a swam / the highly qualified language of the yogis / don’t flatter, but set your mind right with appreciation / we don’…
929: Finding Yoga In Worldly Responsibilities
learning to live in harmony with nature / power comes from austerity / stop manufacturing what we can’t throw away / the reality is we’re about to die / know your why / Bhagavatam clarifies everythin…
928: Take it In, Process it & Let it Go / A Special New Years Episode
Raghunath and Kaustubha speak about their own lives in 2022 and how hearing Srimad Bhagavatam every day made a difference.
927: Q & A - Volume 147
Advice for an Intensive Care Unit Nurse. - How to give your patients what they need but also save some energy for yourself. - Prayers to offer to patients when they are sick or actively dying.
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926: You’re About to Lose Everything (Superficial)
convenience and comfort breed complaints and intolerance / downgrading from the tour bus to the van / you’re about to lose everything (superficial) / reach out, but don’t tip and fall / indulgence is…