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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Mar 21, 2021 • 57min
391: Interview with Ravinol Chambers - Director of the Film Road to Vrindavan
Raghunath & Kaustubha speak with filmmaker Ravinol Chambers about women's roles and education in India and the need to reexamine the application of tradition. www.roadtovrindavan.com
Mar 20, 2021 • 60min
390: Questions & Answers – Volume 49
does it matter if I pray for God to let [my husband] get strong again if it's already decided? / how do you detach from being seen according to your race? / what is the point of rebirth, and aren't we already part of God from the beginning? / when does that tolerance become a hindrance to our spiritual or material growth? / how can we lovingly and sincerely offer anything to Krishna when we are out and about and only going to offer it so that we can immediately eat it?
Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 3min
389: Kill the Fake Self with Humor
Homer Simpson's awkward moral inventory / kill the fake self with humor / Krishna isn't Judge Judy / Kaustubha watched transcendental knowledge prevail in Episode 6 of Surviving Death / why Raghu & Kaustubha are not demigods / even Indra becomes a fool / Raghu's ego shredded by a monkey / things get ghastly when they're disconnected / watering the root serves every leaf / to "water the root" only makes a difference in the world when we get beyond the superficial & become a friend to everyone SB 3.5.48-51
Mar 18, 2021 • 59min
388: What's Beyond Stereotypical Spirituality?
count your blessings / anxiety is born from our love of the temporary / the seers of the truth say if it's temporary it's unreal / we need to reprioritize / the stereotypical idea of spirituality / the grandma vs the renunciate / Arjuna's 2 fundamental questions - 1. should I engage with the world or walk away? 2. should I conceive of God as an energy or as a person? SB 3.5.46-47
Mar 17, 2021 • 60min
387: To Renounce the World or to Engage With It?
Bhakti Recovery with Jiva / bewilderment through material objects is the first level of illusion - denial of the personal form is the second / the goals of yoga (a peaceful mind, no more material desires, love for every living being, etc) are not beyond us if we can engage with detachment & devotion / Arjuna's admitted inability to practice a yoga of renunciation / yoga of devotional service is sukham (easy, happy) SB 3.5.45
Mar 16, 2021 • 56min
386: God is Everywhere – Keep Staring Until You See It
Baader–Meinhof frequency illusion / crippling activities / offenders or aparadhis / who can't reconnect? / autostereograms - keep staring until you see it / family attachment isn't evil, but it's limiting / can we be with loved ones after death? / 1st, 2nd & 3rd class intelligence / the preliminary stage of spiritual insight means looking for God everywhere & in everyone / betraying the voice in the heart / seeing through the eyes of knowledge SB 3.5.44
Mar 15, 2021 • 55min
385: Freedom From the Meat Suit Miseries
Surviving Death & the need to talk about consciousness / Thomas Merton on defending the imaginary self / the creation of the meat suits / Kaustubha meets Lou Ferrigno / the Devas have the best meat suits, but they're humble / taking shelter of Vishnu grants freedom from the meat suit miseries / crossing over the miseries by grace SB 3.5.38-43
Mar 12, 2021 • 58min
384: We're Here to Get Our Ego Dismantled
Bhagavatam cuts through the material romance / bioluminescence and the 4 animal propensities / as the material enjoyment sets spiritual happiness rises / the production of the fake-God suits / the gods come together to pray / the advantages of cooperative spiritual practice (sankirtan) / we're here to get our ego dismantled SB 3.5.27-38
Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 3min
383: Life Lessons From Lord Shiva
Vishnu & Shiva - like milk & yogurt / great souls voluntary accept suffering to help others / religious pretension blinds one / false ego makes us intolerant to the happiness of others (sick in the head) / offering respect to God in the heart of everyone / the pretentious see the faults in others - the spiritual see whatever little good there is, and magnify it / mean-minded people are already dead (no need to campaign against them)
Mar 10, 2021 • 54min
382: Life Outside the Prison of Materialistic Thought
Road to Vrindavan - examining the importance of education for girls in India & the insight needed for tradition be applied in ways that uplift rather than oppress / normalization of prison existence / avatars, jivas & Krishna the Fountainhead / the Purusha Avataras / Mother Nature can't produce life on her own / waking up in prison / we are foreign to matter / whole Vedic process is to remind us of our life outside the prison https://slofilmfest.org/events/road-to-vrindavan/ https://www.roadtovrindavan.com SB 3.5.26
