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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Oct 22, 2020 • 53min
272: Yoga Instructions of the Sage Narada
captivated by spiritual pastimes or by creepy pastimes / remain satisfied under any condition / 3 ways to interact with 3 types of people / 5 ways to recognize a senior / Raghu and his prepubescent seniors / going to a holy place / pranayama as a means to fixing the mind on Vishnu / worshiping God in the heart through mantra / the deity is an access point / meditation on the pastimes of the avatars / 4 types of people approach Krishna / Dhruva's desires are transformed though bhakti SB 2.7.8
Oct 21, 2020 • 58min
271: Avatars
Krisangi of adventure - turning a curse into a blessing / Krishna of adventure - appearing in far-out ways for the sake of His own adventure, maintenance of the material world, and to captivate our minds / 5 varieties of devotional relationships / Raghu receives messages from false avatars / sincerity is the key / 6 types of avatars SB 2.7.1-6 Find more of Krisangi's books at www.absolutetruthpress.com and www.timeaftertimebook.com
Oct 20, 2020 • 57min
270: Resisting the Clickbait
the transcendental Q-tip / resisting the clickbait of mundane sound / the one part of the body to focus on for a deeper yoga practice - the ear / mantra > pranayama > asana / if we don't consciously swim against the tide we go downstream fast / the iPhone - a little box of "foul matter" / yoga sutras on how practice becomes firmly rooted SB 2.6.46
Oct 19, 2020 • 56min
269: Getting to the Root of it All
we are only seeing what we see / a universal line-up of characters / getting to the root of it all / the opulences of the absolute / Raghu aces the 10th Chapter game / ant colonies and intuition / know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of Krishna's splendor SB 2.6.43-45 (& BG Chapter 10)
Oct 15, 2020 • 55min
268: Now Here You Go Again, You Say You Want Your Freedom
owls are dangerous / our desires get in the way of our making sense of the universe / pure soul theory - we're not born sinful / the spiritual metaphor of Dogface208's viral video / Bhagavad-gita 18.63 - deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do / the attraction of Krishna's detachment / romance - micro & macro / the metaphor of the musk deer / Bhagavatam drops the pin in the material GPS SB 2.6.42
Oct 14, 2020 • 55min
267: Our Desires Get in the Way
don't waste your time / our desires get in the way of making sense of the universe / you need a peaceful mind to perceive truth / peace comes from selflessness / misconceptions of "there is no Mara" - "we are all Mara" / no mantras, no gurus, no chanting...no yoga / Srimad Bhagavatam is the spotless Purana / to those who are attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, "no samadhi for you!" / Bhagavad-gita 2.44 SB 2.6.39-41
Oct 13, 2020 • 54min
266: The Qualification for Perceiving Truth is Devotion
go right for the essence / if you're broken, you're qualified / Instagram's measure of success / establishing cosmic order / creating with the mind - the iPhone is a looking glass / empirically, I can see that people wrongly limit their idea of what is possible / all-auspiciousness / Raghu's experiments in nature / qualifications to hear & know / spirituality isn't joining a club, it's a practice of gradually, step by step advancement / qualifications for perception beyond the senses is devotion / we're making ourselves vessels for truth SB 2.6.29-38
Oct 12, 2020 • 55min
265: Making Life Sacred
two paths - red pill - knowledge, blue pill - ignorance / ignorance of the principle of sacrifice results in clash & frustration / sacrifice means to make something sacred by reconnecting it / Bhagavad-gita shows how to make one's entire life a sacrifice / ritual is designed to bring the mind back to reality / it's all God's anyway / we find peace though sacrificing for Krishna, the dearest friend / one way or another we sacrifice / divorce from source is the disconnection / recreate & offer SB 2.6.21-28
Oct 11, 2020 • 1h 5min
264: Interview with Indradyumna Swami / I've Been Taught to See the Soul
everyone has their spiritual awakening / the hardest lessons are the ones best learned / the light of knowledge / the planting of the seed of bhakti / why become a monk? / the proof is in the higher taste / take risks! / how faith increases / my home is the world, the people of the world are my family / I've been taught to see the soul / raising saints / so much hard endeavor in the material world / every word of Bhagavatam is an inspiration / chanting is the main process / I am the servant of a glorious master www.travelingmonk.com https://www.youtube.com/c/indradyumnaswamiofficial
Oct 10, 2020 • 1h 9min
263: Questions & Answers – Volume 30
is there a certain way a yogi should act around non-yogis? / do I have a dharmic responsibility to vote? / where is the line between free will, my endeavor, and what God has planned? / what is life for the monks who don't greatly achieve? / how to present important spiritual values (such as humility and not criticizing) in a way that the possible negative material manifestations of them found in our society don't turn people away from them / how to handle family who are inimical to our path
