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
- 1664
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
141: All of Our Life Experience is Meant to Ripen us to Hear
Vidura’s presence makes Dhritarastra ripe to hear / Indian Culture / Sadhus don’t flatter / the world is magic when we are connected spiritually / we are that egg on a spoon / hours, days, months, ye…
140: Show Bottle Sadhus Just Flatter - Real Sadhus Cut
ekadashi is the mother of devotion / grow food, sacrifice, be happy, & go back home / Vidura’s tough love / the grim reaper is coming for the king / samadhi through the waves of life / show bottle sa…
139: The Dire Need to Elevate Our Consciousness
a statement about racial inequality in the United States / no problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it / there is a dire need at hand to live as dedicated instrument…
138: God is Like Electricity - A Yogi is Like a Lightbulb
Vidura’s compassion / omnipresence through diverse potencies / a guru cuts / giving up the ego is both painful and a relief / preparing for the change of body / Radha & Krishna enshrined in the heart…
137: Moby Interview - Where Spirituality Meets Activism
music is spiritual / doing the gritty work of the 12 steps / doing a fearless moral inventory / coming to terms with the ego / being a good listener / beautiful desperation / carrying forward the ide…
136: Questions & Answers – Volume 11
how to respond to inexperienced influences? / how do spiritual communities deal with racial injustice? / I’m new to this - what’s next? / how did Kaustubha become a monk? / to whom and how should I p…
135: 12 Steps & Bhakti-yoga
12 steps and it’s parallels with bhakti / more background on the blind king Dritarashtra / in the material world we fight with each other - in the spiritual world we fight to serve one another / hosp…
134: Kirtan - the Dharma for Dented Cans
“horse rejuvenation ceremony” / what is sacrifice? / Kali Yuga - the age of dented cans / kirtan - the dharma for dented cans / hunting always causes problems / the story of Pandu / the story of Kunt…
133: How Childhood Impressions Shape the Mind of a Yogi
healthy addictions/ the impressions left in childhood / bhakti is kid friendly / Prabhupada’s childhood bhakti / Oh! Calcutta! / most yoga paths are a means to an end - in bhakti the means & the end …
132: Forgiveness is the Key to Bliss
how yogis respond to being wronged / Raghu’s mystic friend / forgiveness is the key to bliss / God is using this person to bring out my own greatness / death doesn’t care about your plans / Kaustubha…
131: There’s a Snakebird Coming After Us All
the qualities of a brahmana - Bhagavad-gita 18.42 / peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness / brahmana is not based on birth, it’s base…
130: Interview with Porcell & Ray (Paramananda & Raghunath of Youth of Today & Shelter)
the world of New York Hardcore Punk / a second wave of bhakti in the West / how Porcell & Ray were introduced to bhakti / Youth of Today brings straight edge and vegetarianism to the hardcore scene/ …
129: Questions & Answers – Volume 11
should I switch mantras? / how to navigate lust as a yogi in today's world? / does the soul die or does it become so purified that it transcends? / what does it mean to “give your life to your guru”?…
128: Spirituality - Seeing God Everywhere & in Everyone
meditating on the smile of God / the role of the rites of passage - samskaras / bhakti-yoga on 3 levels / difference between religion and spirituality / spirituality is when we see God everywhere and…
127: Explaining Astrology, Karma & Predestiny
character & dharma / understanding astrology, karma & predestiny - our previous choices either expand or contract or liberate / crossing over the 3 modes - Bhagavad-gita 7.14 / for the reconnected yo…
126: Our Limited Ability to Perceive the Unlimited
Srimad Bhagavatam gives perspective on all yoga literature / life in the womb / Krishna is in every atom in the universes, and every universe is in him / Krishna appears in the Deity form because we …
125: Sacinandana Swami Interview - The Inner Life of a Yogi
how to embody joy / rewiring oneself / dead practice vs living practice / aligning body, mind & emotions / Western yoga’s need to go deeper / the sadhu in the storm / traveling the path of absorption…
124: The Process is Simple, but Only the Sincere Succeed
it’s not about joining a religion, it’s about self transformation / you have to walk into the lab / the sages bring it back to the original topic / transfer of spiritual knowledge through hearing / c…
123: Questions & Answers – Volume 10
how to balance motherhood with spiritual practice? / why are we fascinated with evil ? / any inspiration to help endure life’s trolls / how to trust in guru when trust has been broken / is having chi…
122: What Are We Falling in Love With?
tongue scraping & where culture should lead / there is a bhakti explosion brewing / we're over “stuff” and are looking for something more meaningful / understanding Prabhupada’s commentaries in conte…