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
465: Act as if You’re in Control, but Know that You’re Not
find the friend within / act as if you’re in control, but deeply understand you aren’t in control / knowledge & detachment transform work into yoga / especially at the forks in the road, take shelter…
464: We’re in Desperate Need of True Brahmins
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” Pablo Picasso / a person who is materially detached and knows happiness comes from within can speak the truth / every social order h…
463: What is a Guru? / An Interview with Kripamoya Das
guru means heavy / guru in the mind, guru in the heart, guru externally / the logic of the half chicken / the weakness of mantra without tapas / the reprehensible delusions of guruship / guru is a tr…
462: Q&A – Volume 62
what is the Bhakti-yoga perspective on depression, trauma and managing through continuous difficulties in life? / could you share some practical tools for replacing the negative mantras in my mind wh…
461: Cultivating Self Realization
after years of meditation Brahma provides the manual for life in the material world / Vedic culture cultivates self realization / the upaveda sciences / how Bhakta Justin outgrew drag culture / the g…
460: In Bhakti the Future is Always Bright!
when the lulls come, take the next step / break-up advice - resentment, anger, fear or revenge - like Rama leaving Ayodhya / embrace the humiliation / we know too much / through our respect & love fo…
459: Let the False Self Die
Bhakta Justin doesn’t need psychedelics / practicing bhakti is like living in a music video / the koshas / letting go of prestige / humiliation can be a breakthrough / the asuric mentality -I AM THE …
458: Our Embarrassing Failure to Imitate Krishna’s Rasa Dance
it’s a good time to wake up / we swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter / accepting radical responsibility / Brahma’s humiliation / Vedi…
457: The Creation of Dharma & Adharma
gratitude is the symbol of one’s spiritual advancement / the fuse is lit! / the material world is gonna get kooky / Bhakti Louie’s gratitude / religion can lead to arrogance / Daksha’s arrogance / tr…
456: Q&A – Volume 61
why did God make creatures that hurt us, like mosquitoes and snakes? / what is it ok to pray to Krishna for? / how to understand the eternal Vedic teachings to the manifold questions related to homos…
455: When You Get a Little Proud You Lose Your Head
may Lord Jagannatha be the object of my vision / anger quotes from Emerson, Ingersoll, Plato, Twain, Thomas A Kempis, Marcus Aurelius & Horace / Srimad-Bhagavatam family tree / all Indians can trace …
454: I Squirm Too
it's what you do with your stuff that counts / don’t lose your spiritual credit in the slot machine of offenses / arrogance makes us suffer / can I be spiritual and still eat meat / lust is the begin…
453: Frustrated Desire Turns to Anger
Ben & Esther's Vegetarian Jewish Deli / Krishna has a crazy recipe for all of us / contemplation of the objects of the senses leads to attachment, desire, anger, delusion, bewilderment of memory, los…
452: Acharyas are Being Born!
welcome to the world Kian Arjuna Murphy / Raghu learned everything from Davy and Goliath / Narayana-parayana / we have debts to our forefathers / the Jain girl sannyasi / water the root and your debt…
451: Q&A – Volume 60
is the point to of shavasana to completely clear your mind and not think of anything? / at the moment of death, what exactly migrates to the next body & when we say that each soul is separate and dis…
450: The Glue Trap of Material Existence
busy doing nothing / Raghu ran a surf school in Costa Rica!?! / Brahma’s job dissatisfaction / why the executioner wears a mask / glue trap of material existence / the remedy for job dissatisfaction …
449: 5 Ways We Buy Into the Illusion
who is Tulasi Devi? / Bhakti-yogis don’t renounce things, they purify them / materialism breeds anxiety & suffering / Indra - the top level materialist, Brahma top level intelligence / zoom in & zoom…
448: Brahma’s Entire Life is One Breath of Vishnu
repetition is the mother of mastery / I am 100% responsible for creating my experience / perspective from the Handmaid’s Tale / living with both perspectives - zoomed in & zoomed out / you need persp…
447: Our Minds Should be Blown on a Regular Basis!
we don’t need to rearrange our personality / Mara needs an attitude adjustment / on a cosmic scale we have a very short life span / on a cosmic scale the ups & downs of our lives are very insignifica…
446: Q&A – Volume 59
what is a Bhakti Yogi's relationship with morality? / does a Bhakti yoga path suggest indifference towards political issues or can it coincide with an interest in political causes and speaking up aga…