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
485: You Can’t Step Into Reality with a Hard Heart
sound is transformative / “the darkest region of ignorance” like those football hooligans / to change your life wipe out Blame & criticism / how we open the gate to fear, anxiety & depression / the r…
484: Bringing the Principles of the Spiritual World Into the Material World
Madhava’s Rock Band is saving Raghunath from the Brahma Complex / the Brahma Complex = don’t you know who I am – who do you think you are? / you don’t punk Krishna, Krishna punks you / we get bitter …
483: The World is a Reflection
Ouch! Wisdom of the Sages gets rejected by Madhava’s Rock Band (we love them anyway) / Diti puts a pause on her pregnancy (we’re beyond uniformitarianism over here) / we can fight the law - but the l…
482: How We Devalue Scripture / How We Devalue Science – Interview with Chaitanya Charan Das
rational, ethical & metaphysical challenges to the sacred texts / 3 levels of thought - literal, rational, transcendental / burden carriers vs essence seekers /the folly of uniformitarianism / 3 chal…
481: Q&A – Volume 66
How can I share wisdom with people going through a death in the family? / How do I stop lying to myself? / What does it mean that Krishna is the most renounced? / Do you or the bhakti lineages find a…
480: How to Set Off a Ripple of Divine Energy
Paramatma speaks when we have no separate desires / how to set off a ripple effect of divine energy / uniformitarianism: the assumption that the same laws that we witness apply everywhere in the univ…
479: The Process of Getting Unscrewed
the poetry of Candi Das / the poetry of Rupa Goswami / cultivating humility, tolerance & respect / Kasyapa bows to his fate / inauspicousness follows the abandonment of dharma / bad news & good news …
478: Hear, Reflect, Repeat, Realize
align with faith or with fear / the dark parts of Bhagavatam prepare us for the dark periods in life / hear, reflect, repeat, realize / Kasyapa’s practices have given rise to a sensitivity or awarene…
477: My Lust, My Jealousy, My Desire for Prestige
material miseries are superfluous to the soul / Bhagavatam spreads light in the dark age / Bhagavatam uproots misery / we mistake lack of self-control for freedom / self-control brings auspiciousness…
476: Q&A Volume 65
what is your favorite Aindra Prahbu tracks & what are some of your favorite kirtans to listen to? / is Krishna the abusive lover who punishes over and over & demands that we keep giving more and more…
475: Train the Mind to See the Soul, Not the Externals
Isabel’s 1st kirtan / 1st we appreciate the devotees, then we see the faults, then the faults become insignificant / verses from Bilvamangala / drop the quick fixes and turn to Bhagavatam / our lulls…
474: Chant, Seeing Every Living Being as Your Friend
in this age our minds are always disturbed / replace the sounds that don’t serve us / the earth laughed, “just see how these kings, who are actually playthings in the hands of death, are desiring to …
473: Whatever We Think Deeply About is Our Meditation Practice
Bhakta Louie is one big heart / a charging boar can wipe out your ego trip real quick / God manifests in different categories of incarnations / you can’t have joy or intelligence without sense contro…
472: The Desire to Play Originates in Krishna
confidential servitors are sometimes perplexed but never discouraged / Srila Prabhupada’s clout / finding your own way to connect / we all need a get together / let go of resentments / the Purusha Av…
471: Sitting Alone - Sitting with God
corrupted by our skeevy desires / sitting alone - sitting with God /brahmacārīs sacrifice the senses in the fire of mental control, regulated householders sacrifice the objects of the senses in the f…
470: Interview with H.D. Goswami / Ultimately Spirituality is About Devotion
Srimad Bhagavatam is the heart of bhakti-yoga / Bhagavatam is uncompromising / Vyasadeva's vision in samadhi / Bhagavatam reasons it’s way to spirituality / the pathology of materialism / equality on…
469: Q&A – Volume 63
how do we find a guru? / could you please elaborate on how to properly prostrate when meeting elevated souls such as Swamis and could you please shed some light on taking Darshan for me? / if you wor…
468: That’s a Miracle!!!
Bhakta Justin’s bottle cap miracle / Mara’s Mumbai miracle / Raghu’s apartment miracle / Vijaya’s 5 in 1 proof of God miracle / Andrea’s Krishna painting revelation miracle / Liam’s mantra miracle / …
467: Service is Joy
lose yourself & find yourself in service / dasya bhava - the mood of service / service is joy / the stories we tell shape our attitudes / serve wholeheartedly / to not accept that there are others mo…
466: Every Body is a Temple
Raghu drops the ball on the parent talk / until we understand that we are not the machine we remain a slave to the machine / use the pain to go deeper / advancing in yoga starts with seeing God in ev…