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
264: Interview with Indradyumna Swami / I’ve Been Taught to See the Soul
everyone has their spiritual awakening / the hardest lessons are the ones best learned / the light of knowledge / the planting of the seed of bhakti / why become a monk? / the proof is in the higher …
263: Questions & Answers – Volume 30
is there a certain way a yogi should act around non-yogis? / do I have a dharmic responsibility to vote? / where is the line between free will, my endeavor, and what God has planned? / what is life f…
262: Ya Got Your Red Pill & Your Blue Pill
The Purusha Shukta describes the totality of creation as 1/4 illusion & 3/4 spiritual reality / our choice the red pill or the blue pill / the fine print on the material blue pill - “users may experi…
261: Matter is Generated out of Spirit (Purusha Shukta Confirmed)
the mantras of the Vedas are echoed & expanded on in Srimad Bhagavatam / what do we pray for? / virtual reality is generated out of reality / the universe didn’t appear by chance, it is designed to f…
260: Pleasure of the Ego Always Leads to Pain
our depression, anger, etc. are not us, they are equipment not functioning well / pleasure of the ego always leads to pain / Sankhya - counting the material elements and knowing that I am something e…
259: Making the Micro-Macro Connections
wisdom means making the micro - macro connections / universal creation is like baking bread / adding the elements of time, karma, and individual nature to the dough / the world is moving for our puri…
258: Raghu & Mara’s Experimentations in Sense Control
Raghu’s tamari almond binge & subsequent 90’s girl band binge / there’s either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret / behind the world we perceive is a director we don’t perceive / studying t…
257: An Interview with Visakha Dasi-- A Photojournalist’s Journey to Bhakti
a hollowness inside myself / India - an atmosphere of faith / inspiration from the widows of Vrindavan / getting past the immaturity of early followers / understanding Srila Prabhupada’s intention / …
256: Questions & Answers - Volume 29
who is your favorite character from Mahabharata & why? / how do Kaustubha and Raghu practice japa? / how to not become discouraged when our progress seems slow? / how to find community when isolated …
255: Illusory Conceptions of I & Mine
illusory I & Mine conceptions of the self in the center / Brahma’s clarification - everything is seen in relation to Narayana / to say “there is no Absolute Truth” is an absolute statement / with no …
254: The Cause of All Causes
levels 1,2 & 3 of the Bhagavatam / where is the school that studies the nature of the soul? / I’m not God - my significance comes from my contribution / we are made up of mercy / if Brahma is God why…
253: Permeated & Vitalized by Spiritual Sound
respects to Vyasadeva who compiled the Vedic teachings / one becomes enlivened through spiritual sound / drawing from the works of the previous teachers / exoteric and esoteric understandings / Krish…
252: The GPS is Inside Us
spiritual knowledge is a lamp lit from within / the lamp requires the right attitude & the right process / gimme a straight answer! / service attitude / the GPS is inside of us / spiritual knowledge …
251: The Intelligence that Comes From Within
purifying the mind before speaking / receiving the spiritual download / intelligence engaged in enjoying prison life vs intelligence engaged in becoming free / 'I live to be corrected' / Krishna from…
250: 3 Keys to a Deeper Spiritual Practice - An Interview w/ Vaisesika Dasa
our attention is our one greatest asset / the human body is a lab for experimentation / impressions we allow in our minds become the mold of our future / develop a service mindset / the attitude “I l…
249: Questions & Answers – Volume 28
how to understand & respond when discontent, bitterness, envy & resentfulness arise / what does spiritual maturity look like? / I’m isolated and my spiritual life is sliding downhill - what to do? / …
248: Cultural Appropriation & Yoga - It’s Not About Our Birth
elevation through reconnection / the complete whole is within everyone / Krishna is the attractor / no matter how dented our can is, remembering Krishna elevates us / reconnection liberates us from d…
247: To Connect or Disconnect? That is the Question.
bhakti satisfies the simple & complex / there’s our faith & there’s what our faith is based on / Vedic culture never broke / essentially, we have one big choice - to disconnect and live in service to…
246: The Culture of Respect Facilitates Truth Perception
Dillinger Escape Plan’s Liam Wilson - why a lot of musicians get into bhakti / the culture of respect facilitates truth perception / where one is at determines how much they can hear / we’ve got a cu…
245: What You Gain When You Let Go
the yogi & the mouse fable / dovetailing material energy with the spiritual / the value of destitution / letting go of anxiety / letting go of possessiveness, not responsibility / a verse about conne…