Wisdom of the Sages

hearing Bhagavad-gita & Srimad Bhagavatam is the easy way to get out of illusion / even the powerful & strong are vulnerable to suffering & fear / the 4 paths of yoga conclude with hearing (Bhagavad-gita 13.26) / hearing is the nectar which delivers one from death / sthāne sthitāḥ - (fixed in your position) we don't need to give up anything, just add bhakti / deep love is higher than peace https://outofthisworldstudios.org/#/ SB 4.7.41-44

the materialistic dream has failed / we need an adult in the room / every object is radiating 1 of 3 influences / letting go of destructive habits / we've got a false sense of freedom / Bhakti is the formula for freedom from the modes of material nature / understanding the gunas is the first step to transcending them / get some shlokas in your head / what does it look like to be free from the gunas? / Divine love is where it all goes SB 4.7.39-40

On the 31st anniversary of their initiation ceremony in Vrindavan, Raghunath and Kaustubha reminisce about the day, discuss the meaning of initiation into a Bhakti lineage, samskaras, and the power and purpose of Bhakti-yoga culture.

on friendship / on aging / on marriage / on being a good man / on prayer / on forgiveness / on love

In this special Q & A episode Raghunath & Kaustubha answer four questions from Karuna, an 8 year old girl, and daily Wisdom of the Sages listener from Lebanon. Why did Krishna show us an example of doing his duty when he could just tell us to do it? / When I was reading Srimad Bhagavatam I thought that was how many humans are on this Earth, but are there always more coming? / In Narada-Bhakti-Sutra it said that Krishna dislikes the proud but likes the humble - so does Krishna like everyone except the proud or does He like everyone? / Yesterday i was talking with my mom about what worship you do in each yuga, so she was telling me that in the Satya yuga they do austerity to please Krishna etc. So do they please Krishna, or Krishna is only pleased when we chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra?

extract spiritual substance from the mundane / move straight like a bullet train with your service, detached from the results / we must go on struggling to be sadhus - recognize & resist the urge towards animosity & anger / the more we think that we are in control the less able we are at recognizing who is / Kaustubha's confession / mindfulness & peace with a purpose / the Hare Krishna's didn't make this stuff up, it's been around for millennia / Krishna is inclined to his devotees SB 4.7.38

what will we shove in the hole of our loneliness? / secrets & duplicity in ashramas / it's ok to be vulnerable / Daksha's wife shares a joke! / pramanas - ways of gaining knowledge / this knowledge is descending / direct perception has it's limitations / Bhagavatam is giving us windows into another dimension / discipline of the senses expands our insights / those who see God in everyone are very, very dear to God SB 4.7.36-39

the company you keep creates you / Krishna is your soulmate / a wise person realizes that happiness is an inside job / don't keep Lakshmi, keep Krishna and Lakshmi will stay / the attractiveness of detachment / finding shelter from the forest fire in the river of Krishna's pastimes SB 4.7.32-35

Was the goddess Sati in illusion when she took her own life? / How important is sangha --even if it is only online sangha? / How to set up an altar in one's home?

trade in expectations for appreciations / Ben Franklin nugget / saragrahi = essence seeker / spiritual reality lies beyond the scope of the material senses / we don't know what we don't know / who was Sankaracharya? / "just worship Govinda you fools" / reality is revealed through devotion - the problem is we want the purple pill / spiritual greed / the power of love is more powerful than God SB 4.7.31