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
445: Contemplating Time & Space
the optimists creed / don’t bring bad habits into sacred circles / get out of your own head by serving others / life is short, what do I want to contribute? / time & space are correlative terms / mea…
444: Zooming Out for the Troubled Mind
“this yoga really works” - spiritual knowledge counters body dysmorphia / material detachment fosters spiritual attachment / zooming out for the troubled mind / I’m tiny, but ... / real humility is o…
443: Detachment Through Deconstruction
animal agriculture is destroying the planet / the Bhagavatam map shows us - YOU ARE HERE! / detachment through deconstruction / contemplating cycles of destruction / now is the time for inquiry into …
442: Raghu Tells of the Lion Avatar Story
not all yogis are good / everyone has a back story / hurt people hurt people / earth is a ghetto / when you ain’t got nothin you’ve got nothin to lose / wisdom doesn’t mean collecting a lot of stuff …
441: Bob Dylan’s Birthday & the Creation of the Universe
you ain’t got nothin / striking for the gentle, striking for the kind, striking for the guardians & protectors of the mind / 3 types of destruction / 6 types of primary creation / 4 types of secondar…
440: Q&A – Volume 58
How to deal with deep-rooted feelings of inadequacy? / I live in a foreign country and don’t have any close relationships here. Should I use this discomforting situation to grow despite the lack of s…
439: Accept Your Fate & Love with All Your Heart
our community floats us / we’ve been sold a false identity / accept your fate & love with all your heart / Brahma is like us with a better gig / no more complaining / mosquitos don’t bump into each o…
438: Gunabusters!
meditation on the name, form, qualities & pastimes of Krishna are the ultimate gunabusters / Bhagavad-gita 14.26 - how to transcend the gunas / how ashtanga-yoga clears the false programing in the mi…
437: Transcendental Loving Service
I’m fake! / shedding our skin / Raghunath’s mental appreciation list / appreciating Yamuna Devi /service is love, not an imposition / no one is the master in the material world / you’ve gotta serve s…
436: Desiring Breakthrough Spiritual Vision
don’t focus on the bad, just add the good / the beginning of the breakthrough is the desire for the breakthrough / zoom out for freedom from depression & anxiety / changing the body can be easy / Jiv…
435: We Choose Illusion All the Time
either we control our senses, or our senses control us / we choose illusion all the time / connection through bhakti leads to the vision of Krishna in everything & everything in Krishna / how is Kris…
434: I Use Astrology, It Doesn't Use Me - An Interview with Astrologer Drew Lawrence
is astrology fortune telling? / the human element in astrological readings / capitalizing on our strengths & challenges / Kaustubha's sannyasa yoga & exalted moon! / Raghu has moksha yoga! / past, pr…
433: Q&A – Volume 57
Why doesn't God listen to the prayers of so many, and allow good people to suffer & die? / How to avoid obsessing about the evil & corruption in the world? / Who came first Krishna or Vishnu? / If Go…
432: Austerity + Knowledge = Inner Direction
Raghu arrives in Cali / Vishnu’s remedy for anxiety & depression / austerity + knowledge = inner direction / the combination of effort & grace / the effort to serve with love results in the grace of …
431: Coming to Terms with Our Smallness
Texas memories / sage levels 1, 2, 3 & 4 / the first & most intelligent person struggles with anxiety & depression / Vishnu’s deep, thoughtful words dispel illusion / the existential struggle with ou…
430: Tune Into Radio Vishnu in the Heart
the aim of argument should not be victory, but progress / 4 Steps for arguing intelligently / connection through high quality vibration / Vishnu’s eyes / spiritual direction cures dejection / we're m…
429: The 1st Prayer in the Universe
for those who love, time is not / “it’s my life” not / those arrogant music store people / those arrogant bike messengers / we have to be able to laugh at ourselves / the 1st prayer in the universe /…
428: Love is the Spiritual Foundation of Reality – An Interview with Jaya Jagannath Das
evolution of inquiry precedes evolution of being / Bhagavatam’s got head & heart / love is the spiritual foundation of reality / love lacking completion / sour grapes of impersonalism / Sukadeva’s te…
427: Q&A – Volume 56
What is meant by the term “Krishna’s mercy” and how does it manifest in your lives? / Bhagavad-gita states that the soul is changeless in one verse, and that the soul can be degraded in another. How …
426: The Illusion of “Friends & Enemies”
metamorphosis / the Gita started flowing out of my mouth / Vishnu is the root of the universe / Vishnu is the force of time / the boy sage speaks truth to power / chewing the chewed / the consciousne…