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
163: Questions & Answers – Volume 16
do our relationships continue after the death of the body? / after the temporary happiness of the material world no longer appeals where does one find joy? / how does one just give up SEX!!! / isn’t …
162: Spiritual Friendship Over Formal Religion
seeing everyone as a pure spiritual soul / the 10 names of Arjuna / Arjuna & Krishna pass through all obstacles together / Krishna relishes reproaches of friends, parents or fiancees more than the Ve…
161: The Anxiety That Follows When We Abandon Dharma
Bhakta Ed’s experiences with the deprogrammers / Arjuna comes out of exile / Duryodhana’s bad decisions come back to haunt him in the form of anxiety as Arjuna approaches / “Fire burns silently and s…
160: The Loss of Material Power is a Call to Rediscover Spiritual Power
Draupadi turns to Krishna / when God is satisfied we all feel satisfied / have I been following a false formula? / the comedy of our material endeavors / the loss of material power is a calling to re…
159: 4 Ways a Yogi Relates with People
Draupadi’s complete surrender / insulting a great soul ruins everything / how a yogi relates to people - friendship toward the happy, compassion toward the distressed, joy toward the virtuous, and eq…
158: Yogi Charu Interview / Authentic Yoga Perspectives
ashram life high in the Himalayas / yoga cleanses / the need to learn from a qualified teacher / environment / the nature of dreams / this world is just a long dream / a yogi’s view of racial tension…
157: Questions & Answers – Volume 15
how to puncture the material romance, and how to grieve? / how to navigate relationships with family, friends who have lived through the 60's and witnessed the dark side of The Hare Krishna movement?…
156: The Alchemy of a Yogi is a Shift in Perspective
Bhakti makes the inauspicious auspicious / the secret to all of these stories is that their deepest meaning has to do with the love between God and the devotee / the killing of Jarasandha / civil war…
155: Krishna is the Soul of the Universe
this wisdom is timeless / spiritual lamentation deepens the feelings of divine love / this world is a reflection - it looks the same as the spiritual reality, but is the exact opposite / Krishna's gr…
154: Why Are We Feeling Despondent?
tune into the messengers / spiritual life involves cultivating fearlessness / what are the causes of despondency? / material life is the disconnection from our best friend / the greatest pain for a B…
153: Brahminical Qualities vs False Prestige
Śrī Balarāma is the mercy incarnation / Sri Caitanya made spirituality easy / Nityananda delivers the gangsters / just stop causing harm to others, be humble, grateful & chant / coercion vs attractio…
152: Bhakti Makes the Inauspicious Auspicious
Kaustubha’s manasa Rathayatra / sadhu sanga / bhakti makes the inauspicious auspicious / learn to love those who are not like you & who don’t like you / break down the walls / we are a moment away fr…
151: Dravida Das Interview - The Power & Beauty of Sanskrit Devotional Poetry
chanting keeps you young / spiritual communism / glories of Sri Caitanya / sweet baby Krishna / Bhagavatam nectar / the song of Krishna’s flute / Govinda Virudavali / what’s so special about Sanskrit…
150: Questions & Answers – Volume 14
how to handle relatives with different (terrible) political views / how to keep my teaching sacred in a secular environment + does practicing bhakti-yoga mean I need to give up Jiu Jitsu? / I’m black…
149: What if Everyone Could See Our Minds & Spontaneous Human Combustion
our life can change in an instant / the power of setting an intention - sankalpa / refusing to let go / what if everyone could see our minds? / the yogis never feel alone - they feel God in the heart…
148: How the Gunas Condition Us
ok, lets’s give golfers a break :-) / Q: what do you have to give up for bhakti? A: suffering / asana & pranayama are for helping to transcending the gunas and bring the mind to God / satva guna is a…
147: The Current of Spiritual Energy - Within & Without
Jahnavi Harrison drops in to discuss “Surrender” / 2 mindsets - worldly & other-worldly / no need to lament on what’s beyond our circle of influence / the internal, external & marginal energies / we …
146: Time, Karma & the Gunas are the Software Installed in the Virtual Reality of This World
always seeing the good / we can’t control the world / time takes it all away / the rare opportunity of human life / “how will they exist without me” / time, karma & the gunas are the software install…
145: Internal Renunciation
the God shaped hole / the emotional bank account / the need to be able to hear good advice / that which is unreal has no endurance - that which is real has no change / real detachment vs false detach…
144: Divya Alter Interview / Ayurveda - the Vedic Science for Health
discovering bhakti behind the iron curtain / translating Srimad Bhagavatam / the mystical goal of Ayurveda - discovering God in the heart / the 3 doshas / mysteries of the pulse / hospitality is even…