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Wisdom of the Sages - Podcast

Wisdom of the Sages

 David Ramella

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.

Spirituality Religion & Spirituality Hinduism Yoga
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
57 minutes
Episodes
1667
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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745: Loneliness in the Waterpark of Liberation

745: Loneliness in the Waterpark of Liberation

Socrates on the sage of steady mind / its as easy to get swept away by success as by misfortune / Maharaja Prithu feels devotional ecstasy / water parks aren’t fun alone / serving together is the bes…
00:57:48  |   Mon 30 May 2022
744: Q & A - Volume 108

744: Q & A - Volume 108

How does yoga “clean the mirror of the heart”? / When trying to fix a relationship, can we intentionally resolve the quarrel or it all comes down to Krishna's mercy? / How are we to know when we are …

00:54:40  |   Sat 28 May 2022
743: The Answer Lies Much Deeper than Political Solutions

743: The Answer Lies Much Deeper than Political Solutions

“To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal” Ralph Waldo Emerson / “We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough” Ralph Waldo Emerson zooms o…
00:53:46  |   Fri 27 May 2022
742: Jacked, Tanned & Disappointed

742: Jacked, Tanned & Disappointed

Beware what you set your heart upon, for it surely shall be yours. – Ralph Waldo Emerson / all we do is desire / desire + karmic merit = next body / lessons from the Twilight Zone / advancing in spir…
00:55:10  |   Thu 26 May 2022
741: Study Like You'll Live Forever

741: Study Like You'll Live Forever

it’s never too late to learn Sanskrit or plant a fruit tree / be bound in friendship not guilt / redirect desires through divine friendship / study like you’ll live forever, do sadhana as if you’ll d…
00:54:34  |   Wed 25 May 2022
740: Uniting Duty with the Principle of Love

740: Uniting Duty with the Principle of Love

we’re walking right past clues to the magic of the universe / the stars admonish us for our pettiness / the recipe for inner satisfaction - tying your functional dharma to your fundamental dharma / B…

00:54:00  |   Tue 24 May 2022
739: Our 2 Identities - Functional and Fundamental

739: Our 2 Identities - Functional and Fundamental

“He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety” Ralph Waldo Emerson / we all have 2 identities - functional and fundamental / an advanced huma…
00:55:46  |   Mon 23 May 2022
738: The Relevance and Appeal of Bhagavad Gita -- Interview with Chaitanya Charan Das

738: The Relevance and Appeal of Bhagavad Gita -- Interview with Chaitanya Charan Das

the Gita’s universal question - “what is the right thing to do?” / 3 stages of the Gita’s popularity / it’s not just action that entangles - it’s motive / wisdom lying between the polarities, and on …
01:02:19  |   Sun 22 May 2022
737: Q & A Volume 107

737: Q & A Volume 107

How to deal with heartbreak? / How to understand the Demigods? / Can one have pride in Bhakti?
00:54:12  |   Sat 21 May 2022
736: Gaslighting vs. the Genuine Call for Introspection

736: Gaslighting vs. the Genuine Call for Introspection

differences of opinion embittered by group hostility / Daniel Dennett’s Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently / expressing respect by trying to understand the other / understanding morality requires mo…
00:56:12  |   Fri 20 May 2022
735: Ya Can’t Reduce Dharma to a List of Rules

735: Ya Can’t Reduce Dharma to a List of Rules

the gravity of Indra’s transgression / all that glitters is not gold (there are plenty of phony holy men out there) / Prthu prepares to kill Indra / the Brahmanas prepare to kill Indra / Brahma overl…

00:58:04  |   Thu 19 May 2022
734: Fake Sannyāsa vs Real Sannyāsa

734: Fake Sannyāsa vs Real Sannyāsa

we’re not buying into the false dichotomy – that other-worldly thought is opposed to worldly good / feeling vitalized by plugging into Bhakti / use the thorn to remove the thorn / Bhagavavad-gita on …

00:58:00  |   Wed 18 May 2022
733: The Perennial Danger of ‘Religion'

733: The Perennial Danger of ‘Religion'

the reality of death can quickly deepen our spiritual insight / when it’s bad it’s good / ritual is meant to re-mind us / the perennial danger of 'religion' / seeing God in fire, the sun, water and o…

00:57:27  |   Tue 17 May 2022
732: Dharmic Reversals & I Love Lucy

732: Dharmic Reversals & I Love Lucy

C.S. Lewis week begins / when it's bad, it’s good / prosperity can be an obstacle to approach Krishna with sincere feeling / how intellect can shape samskaras as they enter the subconscious mind / wh…
01:02:02  |   Mon 16 May 2022
731: The More You Chase Happiness, the More it Eludes You

731: The More You Chase Happiness, the More it Eludes You

Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. - Henry David Thoreau /…
00:55:18  |   Fri 13 May 2022
730: Spiritual Knowledge is the Panacea

730: Spiritual Knowledge is the Panacea

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. - Henry David Thoreau / #1 purpose – to systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large… in o…
00:55:25  |   Thu 12 May 2022
729: Dharma, Karma & the Cosmic Balance

729: Dharma, Karma & the Cosmic Balance

there’s a handbook to our universe / we are all souls passing through many bodies / with the human body comes more possibilities & more responsibility / minimize the pain in this world / the cosmic o…
00:55:00  |   Wed 11 May 2022
728: Thoreau’s Pathways in the Mind

728: Thoreau’s Pathways in the Mind

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind” Henry David Thoreau / the mind’s fluctuations are stilled by practice and dispassion …
00:53:02  |   Tue 10 May 2022
727: Dharmic Living vs The Jerry Springer Show

727: Dharmic Living vs The Jerry Springer Show

all your money won’t another minute buy / if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled / nature is constantly speaking to us / life is a riddle / there’s truth in many paths…

00:55:16  |   Mon 09 May 2022
726: Interview with Vedasara Das / 
Bhakti is the Language of the Heart

726: Interview with Vedasara Das / 
Bhakti is the Language of the Heart

Vedasara speaks of his journey as a 5 year old, lost in India, wandering with his 8 year old brother, how they grew up in a bhakti-yoga ashram, and of his services today in Atlanta, Georgia, serving …

00:59:37  |   Sun 08 May 2022
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