Wisdom of the Sages
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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 ha...
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1707: Is a Monk Really Deeper Than You?
Is a monk living in a temple necessarily deeper than someone living an ordinary life in the world—or could it be the other way around? In this episode...
1706: Einstein, Bhakti-Yoga & the Delusion of Consciousness
Einstein called it an "optical delusion of consciousness." The yogis call it forgetfulness of the Self. In this episode, the illusion of separateness...
1705: Inferiority & the Comparison Trap / Q&A Vol. 292
In this deeply personal Q&A Volume 292, Raghunath and Kaustubha respond to a listener struggling with inferiority, comparison, trauma, and the fear of...
1704: Doing the Inner Work vs Doing Shrooms
Psychedelics can shoot you to the summit, but they can't make you a mountain climber. You may get a glimpse of the view, but the glimpse doesn't chang...
1703: Real Evil Is Boring, Real Good Is Wild | Why Darkness Fails and Bhakti Thrives
Simone Weil's razor-sharp insight cracks open this episode: we glamorize imaginary evil and underestimate how powerful real goodness actually is. Ragh...
1702: Living in a World That's Pulsing With Magic
Wonders flood our lives every moment, yet we sleepwalk past them—missing the hints pointing us toward their Source. In this episode, Raghunath and Kau...
1701: A Cosmic Reality Check: The Truth Behind Our Illusion of Control
Carl Sagan's apple-pie insight becomes a launchpad for a sweeping journey from kitchens to cosmos, as Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why nothing we "...
1700: Measuring the Universe, Missing the Immeasurable
The limits of material analysis end long before the limits of the Absolute. In this landmark episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore Lord Brahma's pr...
1699: Gratitude: A Full-On Rebellion Against Illusion
Gratitude isn't feel-good fluff—it's a full-on rebellion against illusion. In this episode, Raghunath and Mara weave together Charles Dickens, modern...
1698: When the Universe Pops Your Ego Bubble
Life has a way of popping our ego bubble exactly when we need it most. In this episode, Raghunath and Mera explore the mercy hidden inside humiliation...
1697: Love They Can't Pay Back: Bhakti, Service & Real Freedom
Real spirituality begins the moment you do something for someone who can never repay you. In this solo episode, Raghunath and co-host Prana Priya take...
1696: Racism, Rage and a Spiritual Way Forward / Q&A Vol. 291
Rage at a racist, a double middle-finger "protest," and a bhakti yogi wondering, "Did I actually help… or just lose it?" From there, this episode dive...
1695: Grand Theft Butter: Reincarnation, Gillian Anderson & the Gita
Depth and play intertwine as Raghunath and Kaustubha riff on Gillian Anderson's reincarnation quote, Krishna's "Grand Theft Butter" pastims in vrindav...
1694: Stunned by the Infinite: When the Ego Meets Its Match
Nature, humility, and spiritual vision can still the spinning of the mind and burn away the karmic illusion that we're the center of it all. From redw...
1693: Bhakti for Beginners: Doing It Right & Keeping It Real / Q&A Vol. 290
Recorded live in Jaipur, this Q&A episode dives into real beginner questions on the path of bhakti—with Raghunath and Kaustubha responding with both i...
1692: The Next Step in Bhakti: Finding Your Teacher / Q&A Vol. 289
From the sacred city of Jaipur, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore what it means to take the next step in Bhakti—moving from faith to steady practice and...
1691: Soft Heart, Steady Mind: Bhakti Yoga Wisdom / Q&A Vol. 288
From the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh, this pilgrim Q&A with Raghunath and Kaustubha explores how to respond to visible suffering without emotional...
1690: Carrying the Holy Place in Your Heart / Q&A, Vol. 287
Live from Devprayag, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how to perceive Paramātmā—the Supersoul within—and how Bhakti transforms the mind's shadows of re...
1689: A Living Universe, Not a Machine: The Cost of Denying Personhood
Much of modern science, as well as impersonalist Vedānta, drains the universe of relationship—one by reducing consciousness to brain chemistry, the ot...
1688: Einstein Meets the Bhagavad Gītā: Yogic Perception Beyond the Intellect
When cramming facts hits a ceiling, yogic practice opens the window. In this conversation, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how Einstein's relativity a...
1687: Diwali & the Art of Outgrowing Desire
Diwali is the perfect moment to upgrade your relationship with desire. In this episode, we contrast the material formula—"if the world gives me what I...
1686: From Bypass to Bhakti: 12-Step Honesty with Jiva G
When devotion turns into performance, honesty becomes the new yoga. In this powerful conversation with Jiva G, Raghunath explores how 12-Step recovery...
1685: Do I Have Glowworms Living in My Heart? / Idols Stop Dazzling as Devotion Dawns
Do I Have Glowworms Living in My Heart? / Idols Stop Dazzling as Devotion Dawns
When the real sun of devotion rises, all the little stars we onc...
1684: Fooling Mother Nature? Why Material Solutions Backfire
When we try to "fix" life, sometimes it only breaks further. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha examine how our material solutions—cars, technol...
1683: The Answer Is Always Love: Understanding Krishna’s Ways / Q&A Vol. 286
The Answer Is Always Love: Understanding Krishna's Ways / Q&A Vol. 286
Bhakti doesn't grow on demand—it unfolds like nature itself: slow...
1682: You Can’t Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures / Q&A Volume 285
You Can't Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures
It's easy to look spiritual — chant loud, dress the part, quote Sanskrit — but bhakti gets real when o...
1681: Is That God’s Voice, or Just My Mind Again? / Q&A Volume 284
Ever wonder if that "inner voice" you hear during prayer is God in your heart—or just your mind doing impressions again? In this live Q&A from Super S...
1680: I Came to Die, Learned to Live: A Bhakti Breakthrough
She boarded a flight to India to learn how to die—and found the wisdom to live. Laurel's journey—from childhood loss and addiction to a stage-4 cancer...
1679: Marcus Aurelius Meets Krishna Under the Autumn Full Moon
What happens when the Stoic emperor of self-control meets the divine cowherd of boundless love? From Brahmā's cosmic prank to the gopīs' fearless devo...
1678: Many Miles to Settle the Mind
It took 40, then 25, then 30 miles before the mind finally stopped screaming and started praying. Fresh off a solo bike ride through the Adirondacks,...
1677: Softening the Heart: Bhakti Yoga & the Power of Emotion
The Bhagavad-gītā is more than philosophy—it's full of feeling. Arjuna's grief and Krishna's compassion remind us that yoga is not about suppressing e...
1676: Everybody’s Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don’t Know It): George Harrison’s Bhakti Perspective
Everybody's Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don't Know It): George Harrison's Bhakti Perspective
George Harrison once wrote, "Everybody is loo...
1675: Truth + Discipline: Tuning In to the All-Pervading Divine
The Upaniṣads say the Divine is hidden like fire in wood, cream in milk, oil in sesame seed—revealed only through truth and discipline. Raghunath and...
1674: Saturday Night Fever Meets the Vedic Puruṣa
What does John Travolta strutting through Brooklyn with two slices of pizza have to do with the Ṛg Veda's yajña-puruṣa, the divine person behind the c...
1673: The Opposite of Love is Illusion: Bhakti, Dharma, & Mandalas as Reality
Rabindranath Tagore wrote that "Love is the only reality… the ultimate truth at the heart of creation." In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explo...
1672: Rewiring the Inner World: Why Weren’t We Taught This in School?
Bhakti practices like chanting, kīrtan, rising early, study, and satsang aren't side notes—they're the training ground for reshaping the inner world s...
1671: We Become What We Behold: Choosing the Spiritual Tools That Shape Us
What you hold in your mind shapes you. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore Marshall McLuhan's famous line—"We become what we behold"—and...
1670: Why We Can’t Stand Others’ Happiness: A Bhakti Perspective
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1669: Debate Without Hate: Some Thoughts After the Charlie Kirk Shooting
When debate turnsviolent, yogis reach for higher tools—not more gasoline. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on the rising culture of ou...
1668: Small Acts, Infinite Meaning | The Pinnacle of Vedānta in Simple Love
Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how the pinnacle of Vedānta and yoga is revealed in the simplest exchange: Mother Yaśodā calling little Kṛṣṇa home for...