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
865: My Body is Not I, My Property is Not Mine
“… our concern must be to live while we're alive - to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and…
864: I Sneeze - I'm a Man / I Sneeze - I'm a Woman
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”- Haruki Murakami / the terror of death without spiritual knowledge / “Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.” J…
863: Food Charged with Prana - Interview with Divya Alter
Divya Alter discusses her new cookbook, how to incorporate ayurveda in your daily life, the importance of prana and pranic foods, and more.
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862: Q & A - Volume 134
How to explain your new interest in Bhakti to loved ones? / Can you pinpoint the reasons why you both got into Bhakti?
861: Inspiration for Our Stay in the Planet Earth Guesthouse
know that Krishna listens to the voice of your chanting / share the spiritual messages that strike you with others / remain clear that we are staying only a short time in the guesthouse of planet ear…
860: Life Just Doesn't Get Any Better than This!
dying as a spiritually aware person / time is creeping up on us / Time gives birth to Old Age, who teams up with Fever & Disease to attack our body / Vaishnavas are immune the anxiety and suffering o…
859: Observe, Learn, Grow, Love & Then Return Home
we’re here to observe, learn, grow, love and then return home / you don’t need to decorate your hotel room / Postulate 14 - let Krishna be the attractive one / we can’t handle fame, wealth, beauty, e…
858: Material Happiness Will Shoot You in the Groin
what is normal now is really abnormal / the blind pursuit of materialism is a hamster wheel of debt / making sense of an upside world through Bhakti / stay where you are but cultivate wisdom / Bhaga…
857: Clear Out Ordinary- Make Room for Extraordinary
the desires of the guru are always in the heart of the disciple / “What is sacred is considered to be ordinary & what is ordinary is considered to be so important.” - Radhanath Swami / Clear out the…
855: Q & A - Volume 132
How to associate with “wonderful” non devotees? / How to find joy again after the loss of my daughter? / Can you share 1 everyday practice for people who don’t live in an ashram? / How to gracefully …
854: This is What Unsteady Spiritual Practice Looks Like
clutter smothers, simplicity breathes / the results that arise from weakness of heart / what unsteady spiritual practice looks like - (1) enthusiasm based on over-confidence, which is thus feeble and…
853: Begging Our Dharmic Intellect to Come Back
once we neglect it, dharmic intelligence does not come back so easily / a mind without devotion and dharma endowed intelligence is like an empty home / worse than the tangible karmic reaction is the …
852: Resetting the Algorithm in the Mind
“No man was ever wise by chance.” – Seneca / the lifelong attempt to acquire wisdom / I want your body, but not the emotions that come with it / the mind’s power over us is eroded by hearing (śravan…
851: Cynical Hippies & Stone Hearted Killers
“Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged.” - Seneca / “There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can …
850: The Ties Between Our Cruelty & Our Suffering
"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands." - Seneca / lust is the beginning of misogyny / we’ve got a quiver of unlimited desires / a womanizer can’t be kind / cruel reactions fol…
849: Q & A - Volume 131
How to practice humility free of shame & unworthiness? / Am I callous or wise? / How to study with devotion? / What is compassion in a Bhakti context?
848: Q & A - Volume 130
How to explain Krishna to my child? / Is it wrong to put down a pet? / Why does the Vedic Literature teach in a progression to Bhakti?
847: The Bikini Cardboard Cut-out Seen Through the Lens of Reason
“When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again.” - Richard Rohr / do we feel invit…
846: The Battle to Reclaim the Mind
“Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.” …