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
244: How the Power of Mantra is Transmitted
Makeover Monday / Raghu dreams of Krishna / rules facilitate freedom / the change in heart / the balance between not changing the teachings, and explaining them in our own words / a mantra must be re…
243: Interview with Brahmatirtha Das – To Understand Consciousness We Need to Raise Our Consciousness
Peace Corps in India / meeting Prabhupada and inquiring / shifting from an observer to a practitioner / the secret - who we reveal our minds and listen to - who we trust / details vs principles / the…
242: Questions & Answers – Volume 27
how should we view spiritual teachers who don't offer the "full picture" of the yoga tradition – is it unjust to dismiss them without respect? / how can we combat the mindset of low self worth? / if …
241: Penetrating the Heart's Steel Frame
shape shifting lizard / keep the great souls close / more miracles / you gotta follow / becoming an educated consumer spiritually - don’t get conned by a seedy used car salesman / 1. Happiness throug…
240: Ya Can’t Bypass Humans on the Path to God
Krishna miracles / purushottam month / ya can’t bypass humans on the path to God / God is the property of the devotee / heart to heart transferral / psychic surgery / lack of appreciation of others i…
239: Perfect Wisdom from the Mentally Disabled - The Jada Bharata Story
the soul is there - walk on with Jamuna Jaya / don’t bring your bad habits into sacred circles / you can’t bypass humans on the road to love of God / you can’t get bhakti through austerity, worshipin…
238: Don’t Go Wide, Go Deep!
snakes & frogs / don’t croak / is wearing jewelry problematic? / to have freedom you have to regulate the senses / how temples can infuse the mundane mind with spiritual inspiration / pilgrimage vs w…
237: Wake Up Humans!
relishing Mahabharata / the chicken of death / the rare opportunity of human birth / we gotta dance / polished animal life - eating, sleeping, mating & defending / dogs, hogs, camels & asses / who do…
236: The Prophet Style Interview with Raghunath Cappo - Q & A's on the Human Condition
on music / on friendship / on being a good man / on children / on pain / on teaching / on religion / on prayer / on death / on marriage / on the Bhagavad-Gita
235: Questions & Answers – Volume 26
why does it feel like that bad guys always win (when does the karma kick in)? / how to practice meditation the right way? / how to understand attachment & detachment when it comes to one’s family? / …
234: How Did We Get Stuck in this Virtual Reality?
the levels of conversation in the Bhagavatam / the eagerness to hear spiritual talks / Bhagavatam is mind medicine in candy / dreams with the dream / Raghunath’s androgynous avatar / we’re meant to t…
233: The 4 Nutshell Verses of Bhagavad-Gita
truth can be a big pill to swallow / ya can’t just say stuff / when our rust is removed we will be attracted like a magnet / the 4 nutshell verses of the Bhagavad-gita / keeping on track / kaivalya /…
232: 6 Characteristics of Pure Devotion
Krishna’s got a special plan for you / devotion is attained by the association of devotees / ratiḥ (attraction) / acalo bhāvo (unflinching spontaneous attraction / pure bhakti has 6 characteristics /…
231: We All Have to Throw Something in the Ganges
we are the children, the devas are the house servants, Krishna is the parent / Raghu shares a little Socrates / impregnated desires vs those from within / ya can’t reach Bombay with a ticket for Baro…
230: Keep Life Simple & Hear the Right Stuff
shifting the hearing process / Lord Brahma’s triple scrutinization concludes that attraction (rati) to Krishna is the perfection of dharma) / regularly hearing Vedic literature is fundamental to bhak…
229: Interview with Eddie Stern – Eastern & Western Mindsets in Yoga
lawless NY and the Broome St. Temple / differences of yoga in India & in the west / Kaustubha does yoga like an Indian / sense of devotion vs self improvement / contrasting Eastern & Western mindsets…
228: Questions & Answers – Volume 25
what is your favorite bhajan or hymn? / what is the purpose of living in an ashram or temple? / how can we tell if we are on the right spiritual path or just hiding from the real work we need to do? …
227: The Souls that Illuminate the Body by Consciousness
baby sea turtles prompted from within / instinct as the Divine whisper / yoga’s 3 means of knowledge - pratyakṣa (perception), anumāna (inference), Śabda (hearing or testimony) / dealing with dogma /…
226: Layers that Distort the Internal Voice
one who has conquered the mind reaches the internal guide / layers of conditioning distort internal guidance / the yogi is promoted from within and confirms it from without / guru, sadhu & sastra / p…
225: In Defense of Reality
Mara’s story / Brahma - the universal engineer / intelligent design / in defense of reality / we are here to evolve / we are all tied to a time bomb / perceiving God within through reasoning / the se…