Wisdom of the Sages
Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das
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.
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.
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2022 • 54min
641: Q & A - Volume 91
What are the benefits and pitfalls of ashram life? / What are some daily practices that you can recommend that I can start to incorporate into my daily life to help start building a closer relationship to God?
Jan 21, 2022 • 56min
640: RED FLAG - Feeling Pain When Others Flourish
Cut off the chain of hate / project the ethic of love to the center of our lives / would Kaustubha wear deerskin? / mean-minded people have already been killed by providence / RED FLAG - when we are pained to see the flourishing condition of others / we don't have to be the administrators of karma / pray for the good fortune of those you envy SB 4.6.36-47
Jan 20, 2022 • 57min
639: Yoga = Governing the Kingdom of Our Thoughts
don't let the birds of sorrow build a nest in your mind / Louisa May Alcott sounds like a yogi / wisdom & austerity purify the senses / material desire leads to frustration and anger / material desire destroys knowledge & wisdom / regulate the senses to loosen the noose of addiction / austerity without devotion can harden the heart / if you identify with that which can be broken you will eventually feel broken / don't scratch the itch of material existence SB 4.6.35
Jan 19, 2022 • 51min
638: Can We Expand Our Minds & Not Be So Glib?
a good attitude goes a long way / you can't bring the 'me first and the gimmes gimmes' into your spiritual life / before you dismiss it glibly, you need to examine it / Lord Shiva is 48 miles tall? / we've lost our potency - we're domesticated dogs / space, as described in Bhagavatam, involves unlimited scales & dimensions / our experience is very tiny & limited / divine love is the highest pursuit / Srimad Bhagavatam clarifies everything SB 4.6.31-35
Jan 18, 2022 • 58min
637: Life is a Series of Repeating Lessons
The tubes of life float you down the river together just for a moment / Life is a series of repeating lessons designed to help us face the fact that there are forces more powerful than us / bow down mister / Apologize whole heartedly with complete conviction / Brahma didn't say "Not my circus, not my monkeys" / We think we're advanced…..not even close / the iPhone, the Giraffe & the Zebra all teach us to accept that unbelievable things are possible SB 4.6.6-31
Jan 17, 2022 • 55min
636: How to Apologize
the unexamined life is not worth living / examining the mind's desires / Raghu slows down / what good is your religion if you're offending great souls? / Daksha loses his head / Lord Brahma - the adult in the room, the voice of reason / be quick to apologize / apologize without mental reservations 4.5.20- 4.6.6
Jan 16, 2022 • 56min
635: Interview with Yogi Charu - The Mind's Needs, Cravings, Aspirations & Yearnings
Arjuna's focus / gaining insights though practicing austerities / combining introspection with austerities / the fasting of Maharaja Pariksit and the sages / how can people less adept apply practices of austerity? / Krishna is in the Earth, in the food & in the fire of digestion / 4 quadrants of desire - needs, cravings, aspirations & yearnings / Prabhupada gave us so many ways to focus on Krishna Learn more at http://www.yogicharu.com or http://bhakticenter.org.
Jan 15, 2022 • 60min
634: Q & A -- Volume 90
How can we bridge the gap between the truth that I am not the body & the practical reality that I need to take care of the body? / Are we karmically responsible for our thoughts & our dreams? / If I drink a glass of wine at dinner, would that make me less fit for Krishna consciousness? / How do I keep myself from feelings of envy & dejection when I hear of my peers out-achieving me? / Was Arjuna on psychedelics & was Krishna his guru in the use of psychedelics? / Can you please discuss how to interpret traditional yogic recommendations to sleep less in relation to modern recommendations for sleep?
Jan 14, 2022 • 59min
633: Metaverse -- The Next Big Thing That Won't Make Us Happy
Zuckerberg doublespeak / metaverse the next big thing that won't make us happy / the dream within the dream within the dream / all this technology is making us weak / there are no adults in the room / Prabhupada's vision of Bhakti in cooperation with earth & animals / persons who have lost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance shall get light from Srimad Bhagavatam / it's about internal devotion, not the externals / Daksa's chickens come home to roost / don't mess with Lord Shiva / all hell breaks loose 4.4.31-4.5.19
Jan 13, 2022 • 55min
632: How Dharma Cultivates Letting Go
the wise waste neither men nor words / even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth / pray for the blessing to lose interest in village talk / the path of enjoyment & the path of renunciation / there's nothing of this world that will satisfy my heart / all the rules are meant to lead to Bhakti / dharma - from brahmacarya to gṛhastha to vānaprastha to sannyāsa / Sati sets off the spontaneous human combustion 4.4.20-30
