Yoga Philosophy and Wisdom with Ram Vakkalanka
Join Ram Vakkalanka, who is described as ‘the best gift to the world yoga community’, as he shares his authentic Vedic wisdom about Yoga, Sanskrit, Mantras, Meditation, Nada Yoga, Vedic Astrology, Ayurveda and more. Listen to Ram’s wisdom and stories to expand your Yoga beyond the mat and experience how Yoga transforms your life into a more peaceful, fulfilling and blissful journey on this wonderful planet.
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- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
#18 - Who owns the Intellectual Property Rights on Yoga
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#17-The Gayatri Mantras That You Don't Know
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#16-How old is the Sanskrit language?
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#15 - The Connection Between Yoga and Astrology-2
#14-The connection between Yoga and Vedic Astrology-1
#13 - Beyond Pursuit of Happiness
As I travel around the world teaching, I meet many people who say to me that they feel lost in life. They don’t know where their life is going, where it should be going and why. Life begins to feel l…
#12 - How The Universe Influences You
I frequently teach that what we call as life is nothing but a series of Karmic experiences. As much as we like to think that we have full control over our lives, the harsh truth is we don’t. Prakruti…
#11 - How Science is hidden in the Mantras
#10 - Desperately Seeking Shanti
In modern Yoga communities, we often hear the word ‘Om Shanti Shanti Shanti’ being chanted either at the beginning or end of Asana sessions, Kirtans, and so on. You may be curious about the meaning o…
#9 - Meditation on the BhagavadGita-2
#8-Meditation on the BhagavadGita-1
Before we read sacred scriptures such as BhagavadGita, traditionally we chant some verses to meditate on the scripture and offer our gratitude to the Rishi who shared his experiential wisdom through …
#7 - The Secret to Understading the Yogic Scriptures
I remember having read somewhere - perhaps in Yoga Journal - that around 70% or so people who pick up BhagavadGita cannot go past the first chapter! And BhagavadGita has 18 chapters! In fact, as I te…
#6 - Patanjali's contributions
‘The Yoga Sutras’ is a Sanskrit text about Yoga that is quite popular in modern Yoga communities across the world. The great Rishi Patanjali is the author of this seminal work about Yoga - Raja Yoga …
#5 - Meaning of the Opening Chants
As you are aware, I begin and end my podcasts with Sanskrit chants. Some of you were curious about what those chants mean. So, in this episode of ‘Yoga Philosophy and Wisdom with Ram Vakkalanka’, let…
#4 - Light on Spiritual Ignorance
Many people focus on acquiring spiritual knowledge. There are so many teachers, teachings, books, and other materials that explain spiritual knowledge from many different viewpoints. Even though not …
#3 - How to Chant Mantras Accurately?
Mantras have to be chanted accurately for them to be optimally effective. However, these days we hear different versions of pronunciations in the Mantras, creating uncertainty in the minds of the new…
#2 - Why Chant Om?
In the Yogic tradition, before we begin any spiritual activity, including practice of Yoga postures, we always chant Om. We also end the spiritual activity with ‘Om’. Why should we chant Om? What is …
#1 - Namaste Explained
In modern Yoga communities, we often hear the word ‘Namaste’ being used on various occasions…such as at the beginning or end of a Yoga Asana session. In India, Namaste is used as a popular form of gr…
