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
385: Freedom From the Meat Suit Miseries
Surviving Death & the need to talk about consciousness / Thomas Merton on defending the imaginary self / the creation of the meat suits / Kaustubha meets Lou Ferrigno / the Devas have the best meat s…
384: We’re Here to Get Our Ego Dismantled
Bhagavatam cuts through the material romance / bioluminescence and the 4 animal propensities / as the material enjoyment sets spiritual happiness rises / the production of the fake-God suits / the go…
383: Life Lessons From Lord Shiva
Vishnu & Shiva - like milk & yogurt / great souls voluntary accept suffering to help others / religious pretension blinds one / false ego makes us intolerant to the happiness of others (sick in the h…
382: Life Outside the Prison of Materialistic Thought
Road to Vrindavan - examining the importance of education for girls in India & the insight needed for tradition be applied in ways that uplift rather than oppress / normalization of prison existence …
381: Seeing God in the Heart - Seeing God Everywhere
it’s sick in the head that we want others to be miserable / vulnerability opens the door to deeper revelation / Kaustubha busts out the scientific journals / awakening experiences as described in the…
380: How Consciousness Pervades the Body & the Universe
wisdom means seeing the macro & the micro (and the mini-micro) / Vishnu’s awareness is spread everywhere / consciousness is produced by our brains? / mismatches between consciousness & brain activity…
379: Interview with Porcell & Ray – Lessons From the Road Vol.2
punk & monk worlds colliding / ajnata sukriti / no happiness in material success / in a Berlin bathroom, Jonny Rotten asks Paramananda a secret question / the illusion of fame / Steve Jones is lost l…
378: Questions & Answers – Volume 48
what does Raghunath admire in Kaustubha & vice versa? / how does one truly know & how to know that I haven’t just deluded myself? / can I incorporate my hip hop beat-making skillz in bhakti? / is it …
377: We Feel Incomplete Until We Reconnect with the Complete
the world mirrors your heart / the great teacher Sri Ramanuja / our existence flows from from God's perfection & fullness that demand communication / we are complete / this world is complete - and if…
376: Dance with Krishna or Dance with Illusion
not accepting another’s hostility / the old man, the boy & the donkey / is God lonely for us? / when the universes shakes us it’s so that we can wake up and enjoy / dance with Krishna or dance with i…
375: Interview with Vrinda Sheth – Author of The Sita’s Fire Trilogy
pros & cons of being raised in an ashram / the trepidation of retelling the Ramayana / Ramayana - why did it have to end that way? / rediscovering the character of Rama / through shoka comes shloka /…
374: Questions & Answers – Volume 47
what can you tell those of us that physically, mentally and emotionally suffer on a daily basis to help us keep going day after day, or sometimes minute after minute? / how to deal with cruel-hearted…
373: How Wisdom Manifested in the Character of the Sage Vidura
Yamaraja is cursed to become Vidura / kids are free from karma thanks to Mandavya Muni / speaking truth to power (& allowing power to save face) / tolerating insults / making the best of bad situatio…
372: Nityananda Doesn’t Consider Our Disqualifications
Krishna = sweetness / Sri Chaitanya is Krishna when he is most compassionate / Balaram (Nityananda) is the embodiment of the mood of service - & thus the original guru / one’s disqualifications aren’…
371: Rippin' Bad Karma Out at the Roots
a warm home in the heart / you spoke my language…and it worked / singing in the streets / happiness through contributing / what is pitiable by the pitied / the law of karma is coded into the virtual …
370: Breaking the Bonds that Hold Us Back
don’t think of monkeys / wide love - breaking the limitations of family affection / seeing the same sacred life in all living beings - namaste / breaking the bonds of the expectations of family and f…
369: Simple Joys are Holy
when I chant the mantra I feel no fear / Lord Vishnu lies down on His own heart spread in the form of the sky / Kaustubha’s teenage barstool philosophizing / we’re all just fighting for resources / b…
368: Surrender & the Language of Love
what you meditate on - that you become / surrender & the language of love / young Raghu questions an old person / why we shudder at the thought of service / subordinate to truth / fine-tuning ourselv…
367: Spiritual Knowledge Transmission - What are the Qualifications?
3 types of happiness from Bhagavad-gita / qualifications for transmission of spiritual knowledge - the potent speaker and the fertile hearer / Vidura was gentle & content / God will send you sacred r…
366: Applying Spiritual Principles in Counseling & Therapy - Interview with Dhanya Rico
can I chant my mental health issues away? / do we really want to be normal? / self care as regulating the nervous system / overstimulation / trying to convert our spouses / my lifestyle determines my…