Wisdom of the Sages

the power of the Beatles / illusions that create the space between us / the Person beyond the oneness / qualitatively we are one - quantitatively we’re not / relationships make life worth living / th…

love will not be cancelled today / bhakti is contagious / it’s futile to worry about things beyond my control / within you without you / love isn’t a headlock - it’s our choice / It’s Krishna that is…

what is forgiveness? / Prithu forgives Indra / we are off our spiritual path if we hold on to resentment / Buddhaghoṣa on holding onto anger / forgiveness means I let go of it all / to what degree sh…

judging people based on externals / the misuse of our gifts / where are they now? / Krishna’s opulences are hard to handle / the 1st prayer in the universe - may I not become proud / the universe hum…

memories of last night - Minna’s dreamy song, Kaustubha was the jerk / the value of festivals / spiritual communities sing, dance, tell stories & eat together / the guru tests the disciple before sha…

special episode for Sri Caitanya’s appearance / it’s not about conversion, it’s about waking up / reasons for Sri Caitanya's descent / bhakti - practical & esoteric / kirtan is the yoga for this age …

gripping vs. letting go / Uttara’s history / Mahabharata stories / what do you take shelter of when you feel stress? / transcendental knowledge is the balm to soothe stress / let go of fear & need to…

inauspicious choices lead to a ripple effect of inauspicious results, 1 camp - the spiritual camp, bhagavad-gita helps us face life’s challenges with transcendental knowledge / we are totally depende…

we all need loving critics / we protect what we value - brahmanas, cows, women, children, elders  / a voluntary vow of poverty / we need to revive wisdom in society / a loving integration with humans…

is it ok to enjoy the material world? / different paths of yoga / jnana cultivates detachment / bhakti connects the world with God / are there different types of love? / the esoteric side of bhakti /…

a yogi has no enemies / animosity clouds the mind with ignorance / bhakti yogis decorate themselves with the ornaments of tolerance, mercy, friendliness to all, having no enemies, peacefulness, & abi…

we’ve created so much hate / great people can differ in opinion / sage Kunti’s most courageous prayer - let the calamaties continue / preparation for meditation at the time of death / wherever we bri…

binge on the Bhagavatam / Chutes and Ladders is Vedic / leaders need wise counselors / resurrecting a spiritual class of people / Krishna changes his mind / our egos get wrapped up in our opinions / …

yoga wisdom is not summer reading, we have to hear it and apply it daily / dharma means doing what’s right rather than trying to change the circumstances to our favor / learning Sanskrit prayers to a…

shaming doesn’t work / hearts don’t change through humiliation / seek first to understand / don’t leave Raghu a voicemail / everything is fear-based these days / take shelter of the decoder / Bhagava…

kirtan is what the whole world needs / kirtan without ego / dancing without ego / we become what we consume / kirtan is the yoga for this age / Bhagavatam is an eternal conversation / yoga is eternal…

start with gratitude / yogis discern but don’t hate / the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing / kindness, simplicity, tolerance, love / Bhakta Louie hates hate / the atmarama verse / …

resurrecting our natural identity / Bhagavatam background - Suta, Sukadeva & King Pariksit / bhakti mitigates material miseries / cats & monkeys / Krishna’s energies - internal, external & marginal /…

sages hits #1 / Krishna takes everything away / Jesus didn’t even have a watch / thanks to the listeners! / just a matter of time before our world gets shaken / transcending good & bad / Drona - Arju…

choose your addictions carefully / loving every living being - beyond externals / what is the duty of one about to die (all of us) / perspective - our senses are so limited / karma & free will / free…