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
- 1666
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
304: Experiencing Timelessness
Brahma, born into darkness, disconnected from his source & confused about his mission, reconnects through initiation into mantra / mundane austerity vs spiritual austerity / hankering & lamenting / e…
303: Yoga is All About Distilling Our Motive
wake up from the dream / Brahma - in the dark both literally & figuratively / representing the lineage / how to distill one’s motive? / two factors in spiritual progress - our endeavor & grace / the …
302: Interview with Tukaram Das / Commitment is the Grease
progressive resentment vs destructive resentment / managing resentment / what is good? / the will for the other to grow / commitment is the grease
301: Questions & Answers – Volume 36
how do you set healthy boundaries, or know if it’s pushing your limits when it come to serving others? / how does one become fearless? / how do you balance being an householder and a devotee? / How d…
300: Waking Up From Misconceptions of “I” & “Mine”
this perspective changes everything / the knowledge lights up everything - like the sun / when the lights go on in the movie theater we wake up to reality / truth is the balm / enjoyment on the trans…
299: Identifying with the Body is Like Living in a Dream
the service mindset is the key to happiness / be careful what you label yourself as / remembrance, knowledge & forgetfulness are provided by God in the heart / confirmation bias / Vyasadeva’s meditat…
298: Interview with Keli Lalita (aka Kate 108)
finding spirituality as a young teen / nirodhana through kirtan / hardcore as trying for bhakti / being a double dropout / wanting a guru as a child / meeting Edwin Bryant / 108 - “Art Nerd” Krishnac…
297: Questions & Answers – Volume 35
I deal with a chronic debilitating illness - how can I adjust my mindset to continue progressing spiritually? / as a single father who has just gone through a separation, how do i support two childre…
296: Yoga Teachers & Yoga Students
faith / life is just a series of questions & answers / respect for teachers / mental speculation / you teach what you know & don’t fake it / yoga epistemology - sense perception, inference, and heari…
295: Adjusting the Attitude
how knowledge is received / in a sattvic (lucid) mind it is natural for the right questions to arise/ questions - with the right attitude - asked of the right person - constitute the proper combinati…
294: He Lives Forever by his Divine Instructions
hearing & feeling it / ET phone home / expect obstacles on the path / connecting to the root / Srila Prabhupada’s journey to the West / Downtown Swami living uptown / I am never alone / such difficul…
293: Fungicide for the Mind & Heart
yoga is about where you place your mind / hearing Bhagavatam regularly & sincerely has a quick effect / Bhagavatam is the sound incarnation of Krishna / Krishna sits in the heart and acts as a powerf…
292: Questions & Answers – Volume 34
if bhakti yoga is the end result of yogic systems, why bother with asana practice? / I want to love all beings, but how can I deal with catcallers? / how to share Bhakti with a suicidal relative? / w…
291: Don’t Be a Creep
apologies for our inappropriateness / the path is easy - if we can avoid offending others / we’ve been raised snarky / gotta get sick of it all / why is Krishna killing everything? / serious students…
290: Bhakti is the Culmination of the Yoga Paths
wasted years become a wealth of experience when viewed through the lens of Bhakti / Bhakti-yogis need other methods like Indra needs to dig a well / Bhakti makes everything auspicious / Bhakti delive…
289: There's No Material Disqualification for Spiritual Growth
woman? no problem. mountaineer? no problem. Siberian? no problem. / we are spirits in the material world / surrendering oneself is in one’s own hand / even though imperfectly composed Srimad Bhagavat…
288: Interview with Leela Vilasini - Spiritual Reality is the Ultimate Psychedelic Experience
Mama was the first guru / Leela goes to Vrindavan / the natural affection found in Vrindavan / Bhakti isn’t an austerity / Brahma visits Vrindavan / you can’t by a ticket to Vrindavan / the spiritual…
287: Questions & Answers – Volume 33
how do we maintain spiritual practices and disciplines with integrity, yet not become rigid and spiritually prideful? / to teach or not to teach ?/ what about all the religions out there? / how to se…
286: As Many People as Many Paths?
regular practice makes the difference / you can’t take good advice when you’re in illusion / I’ve made some crazy choices - but from this moment on I am yours / favorites from the Srimad Bhagavatam f…
285: The Metric for Deeper Understanding
the subtle thread that ties everything together / surrender / that dead body will be me / the metric for deeper understanding is our connection with divinity & how we treat people / reaching the top …