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
585: Q & A – Volume 82
Should I try to find love in the material world or should I just keep turning towards Krishna, eventually my heart and mind will fully settle into bhakti? / Tilak - who wears it, why & when? / How do…
584: Forgiveness is a Quiet Mind
carving out a little sadhana routine / yoga is reclaiming our freedom from the mind / material sound is exhausting / push through the flavorless period to develop taste for sadhana / withdrawing the …
583: Climbing the Ladder to Samadhi
we all need a road map / focusing on the present moment though concentration on the breath / still your body to focus and energize the mind / Kaustubha’s meditation classes / breaking away from the t…
582: For Convenience We Throw Out Everything Good
in the name of convenience we throw out everything good / “As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem” / “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” / Your …
581: Aligning the Mind & Heart
aligning the mind & heart - wisdom from White Buffalo Calf Woman / the Power Of The Universe (Paramatma) will come to your assistance / the hurt of one is the hurt of all & the honor of one is the ho…
580: Interview with Artist Dhrti Dasi – Bhakti in Perspective
coming to art in childhood / discovery Bhakti at New York’s School of Art & Design / the BBT Art Department in LA / the privilege of painting for Srila Prabhupada / Prabhupada’s vision for Realism in…
579: Atmarama – One who Rejoices in the Self
to obtain wisdom requires independent, serious effort / knowledge vs wisdom / I may know how to build a car, but do I know where to drive it? / Ātmārāma means “one who rejoices in the self,” / a mate…
578: FOMO Perpetuates our Material Existence
yin deficiencies & yangaholics / self-care vs self-pampering / FOMO / the guru is the cloud who extinguishes the blazing fire of material existence / for the yogi, nothing needs to be happening / tam…
577: We’re All Individuals Intrinsically Tied to the Whole
even while trapped within the body & mind, the yogi is free / like a piano key , we have an individual identity intrinsically tied to a larger whole / reading to find a gem / reading as an act of wor…
576: Superficial Objections to Spirituality (from Right & Left Perspectives)
the greatest duty of every Bhakti-yogi is to live & speak without hypocrisy / people who try to force circumstances become the slaves of their circumstances / superficial objections to spirituality f…
575: How Spiritual Rx Works
the need for trust in bhakti / #doubtyourdoubts / bhakti is spread from one heart to another / let’s start with - what do I know? / as a doctor prescribes medicine as well as diet & lifestyle - a gur…
574: Q & A Volume 81
is installing the Bhagavatam recommended or necessary? / how do I serve my yoga students by not freaking them or tiptoeing around God? / are offenses during Kartik also multiplied by 1000? / how is K…
573: Get Down Off Your Elephant & Bow Down Mister
pride will ruin your spiritual path / beware of egocentric red flag mantras like “how dare you?!”, “who do you think you are?!” / when things don’t go your way, you get bitter or better / gratitude f…
572: Our Minds Are Like the Gowanus Canal
happy Diwali - time to let go of our resentments / our minds are like the Gowanus Canal / the more we engage in the matrix, the more we forget our nature / practicing bhakti-yoga with intensity is th…
571: Bending Spoons & Dodging Bullets
our desire + the reactions to our deeds (karma) = our next body in the matrix / the law of karma is cosmic sensitivity training / the whole material world is hope, desire & fear / mystic perfections …
570: The Lady in the Red Dress - “Look Again”
by nature we are unchanging - but we identify with the body & mind, which by nature are always changing / we all have our lady in the red dress / our attachments are causing our fears / we are shifti…
569: He’s in the Universe, He’s in Your Heart, Now Meditate on Him
the material elements expand telescopically / Bhagavatam language can be both literal & metaphorical / characteristics of intelligence - from doubt, to misapprehension, to correct apprehension / the …
568: Q & A - Volume 80
My father suffers from schizophrenia & his violent behavior traumatized me in my youth. He’s recently been institutionalised & doctors have contacted me as his next closest relative to make decisions…
567: What is Time? Thoughts from the Spiritual Scientist
matter is eternal, but it’s transformations are temporary / time as a concept / what does time teach us? time is the transformer / material existence is a rom com that turns into a horror film / 24 S…
566: Better to be a Jalopy Moving Forward
fantasies are our dreams within the dream / Raghu’s failed kindergarten romance / the spiritual origin of teasing & flirting / rationalization as the intelligence in service of the false ego / better…