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
905: Dreams as Evidence of Previous Lives
dreams as evidence of previous lives / “Because consequential things in our present experience turn inconsequential with the passage of time, as they do in a dream, we can be said to be in a dream.” …
904: Lensa AI & Our Desire for Fantasy
Lensa AI - a dream within a dream / when I want you, all I have to do is dream / we are constantly choosing the blue pill / we take on new bodies based on our desire and our punya (karmic merit) / …
903: Transformation Starts With One Good Choice
Raghu Dreamt of Prabhupada - Kaustubha dreamt of Ringo / 3 apps operating on the computer of the mind - manas, ahankara and buddhi / consciously reprograming the mind / recreate the samskara / transf…
902: Q & A - Volume 144
How to practice humility and tolerance? / How to prepare for pilgrimage? / Can you explain the 36 Tattvas (from Shaivism) in the context of bhakti? / Are there rituals to be performed before Japa me…
901: Q & A - Volume 143
Should we be detached from our family? / Are tattoos motivated purely by ego? / What does it mean to practice bhakti “without deviation?
900: Bhagavad Gita (What's Your Favorite Verse?)
For Episode 900, Raghunath and Kaustubha hear from their listeners about their favorite verses from Bhagavad-gita.
899: The Maya Dream of the Material World
Prestige is a slippery slope / sometimes you have to make a change and don’t look back / hyper-inclusivism vs hierarchal-inclusivism / Look for lessons everywhere
SB 4.29.55-62
898: Love Without Possession
we’re here to love, not to control / our deepest attachments are our deepest vulnerabilities / we are trying to taste the rasa that Krishna enjoys / we can’t protect someone from their destiny / Bhag…
897: Siddhartha's Lesson (Mini-Me, You Don't Complete Me)
“the river laughs both at me and at you” / to what path, to what deeds, to what sufferings have we been called? / “even if you died 10 times for him, you would not succeed in relieving him of even th…
896: Siddhartha's Letting Go
getting over our pretense / Mara’s a good hearted woman in love with a good-timin’ man / we’re just wandering spirits looking for a way out / the Supersoul is provided remembrance, knowledge & forget…
895: Q & A - Volume 142
How to deal with guilt, shame and regret on the Bhakti path? / How can women navigate the effects of menstruation on their daily sadhana?
894: Algorithms are Distorting Our Perception
algorithms are distorting our perception of reality - we need to be meeting with people in person more / dance unabashedly / all the sages draw from the teachings of Vyasa / how do we know that Bhakt…
893: Zoom Out & Be Thankful
Thanks to the Wisdom of the Sages family! / Its ok to recreate family / appreciate people and spread gratitude / zoom out and be thankful / choose serving the devotees over serving the senses / Narad…
892: Postulate 7 - Evolve or Repeat
Bhagavatam is the thread holding it all together — Essential, relevant, and practical / time comes along and ruins the illusion / There is no material solution / have courage and take shelter / all o…
891: Between My Problems & Their Solutions Lie My Attachments
“Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies.” ― Derek Landy / my attachments stand in the way of the simple solution / kindness & simplicity a…
890: Q & A - Volume 141
How can one apply Bhakti wisdom to the grief of the loss of a loved one?
889: Our Minds are Being Altered by Outside Influences
The influences of the gunas are woven into the tapestry every object w encounter, and every circumstance we experience / a wise person learns how to make the gunas work for them / only when one is co…
888: Peeling Away the Layers of Attachment
careful what you look for- you’ll find it / attachment clouds truth perception / who am I in this story - wise Narada or the attached king? / peeling away the layers of attachment / the humility of…
887: The Only Satisfying Identity is 'I am Spirit'
the need for material success, popularity, and power stem from self-rejection / "Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.” Henri J.M. Nouwen / don’t get triggered out of the tr…
886: Q & A - Volume 140
What do you do when your guru gives you an instruction but your heart and intuition say something else? / Was Srila Prabhupada a saint?
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