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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May 24, 2021 • 55min
441: Bob Dylan's Birthday & the Creation of the Universe
you ain't got nothin / striking for the gentle, striking for the kind, striking for the guardians & protectors of the mind / 3 types of destruction / 6 types of primary creation / 4 types of secondary creation / getting the blueprint of the universe SB 3.10.1-17
May 22, 2021 • 58min
440: Q&A – Volume 58
How to deal with deep-rooted feelings of inadequacy? / I live in a foreign country and don't have any close relationships here. Should I use this discomforting situation to grow despite the lack of support from the community or is it important to find a supportive community? / I'm an empath and I can't help but absorb and be overwhelmed with sadness. What can I turn to for comfort? / How do I continue to serve and have compassion for someone when they don't seem to be trying to heal? / I am a working mother of two kids and it seems that there aren't enough hours to fit in my spiritual practices. How do you do it?
May 21, 2021 • 54min
439: Accept Your Fate & Love with All Your Heart
our community floats us / we've been sold a false identity / accept your fate & love with all your heart / Brahma is like us with a better gig / no more complaining / mosquitos don't bump into each other / zooming out / material qualification don't qualify us / lack of material qualifications don't disqualify us / the lightbulb telling the generator why do we all have to connect with you? SB 3.9.36-42
May 20, 2021 • 54min
438: Gunabusters!
meditation on the name, form, qualities & pastimes of Krishna are the ultimate gunabusters / Bhagavad-gita 14.26 - how to transcend the gunas / how ashtanga-yoga clears the false programing in the mind / insulation not isolation / bhuddhi-yoga and refining our discernment for who we allow to influence us SB 3.9.34 & 35
May 19, 2021 • 59min
437: Transcendental Loving Service
I'm fake! / shedding our skin / Raghunath's mental appreciation list / appreciating Yamuna Devi /service is love, not an imposition / no one is the master in the material world / you've gotta serve somebody / happiness comes through service SB 3.9.33
May 18, 2021 • 55min
436: Desiring Breakthrough Spiritual Vision
don't focus on the bad, just add the good / the beginning of the breakthrough is the desire for the breakthrough / zoom out for freedom from depression & anxiety / changing the body can be easy / Jivan Mukta liberated in this body by serving with body, words & mind /in bhakti the means & the end are the same SB 3.9.33
May 17, 2021 • 58min
435: We Choose Illusion All the Time
either we control our senses, or our senses control us / we choose illusion all the time / connection through bhakti leads to the vision of Krishna in everything & everything in Krishna / how is Krishna in everything? / how is everything in Krishna? / adorable Krishna lies all the time / seeing the equality in all living entities like fire in wood / nonviolent communication SB 3.9.31 & 32 / SB 10.8.41
May 16, 2021 • 1h 4min
434: I Use Astrology, It Doesn't Use Me - An Interview with Astrologer Drew Lawrence
is astrology fortune telling? / the human element in astrological readings / capitalizing on our strengths & challenges / Kaustubha's sannyasa yoga & exalted moon! / Raghu has moksha yoga! / past, present & future karma / what Raghu, Madonna & Michael Jackson have in common / marriage considerations / gemology & crown jewels / we need all the help we can get Find more at www.drewlawrence.com
May 15, 2021 • 57min
433: Q&A – Volume 57
Why doesn't God listen to the prayers of so many, and allow good people to suffer & die? / How to avoid obsessing about the evil & corruption in the world? / Who came first Krishna or Vishnu? / If God's mercy is causeless, how can there be a formula to get it?
May 14, 2021 • 59min
432: Austerity + Knowledge = Inner Direction
Raghu arrives in Cali / Vishnu's remedy for anxiety & depression / austerity + knowledge = inner direction / the combination of effort & grace / the effort to serve with love results in the grace of inner direction / brainy vs intelligent / what tapas looks like (Bhagavad-gita 17.14-17) what vidya looks like (Bhagavad-gita 15.7-11) SB 3.9.30
