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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Jun 17, 2020 • 58min
154: Why Are We Feeling Despondent?
tune into the messengers / spiritual life involves cultivating fearlessness / what are the causes of despondency? / material life is the disconnection from our best friend / the greatest pain for a Bhakti-yogi / we know too much to ever enjoy materially again / let our pain bring us back to Krishna / the mystery of how spiritual pain is the deepest bliss / our rightful claim to liberation SB 1.14.37 - 1.15.3
Jun 16, 2020 • 56min
153: Brahminical Qualities vs False Prestige
Śrī Balarāma is the mercy incarnation / Sri Caitanya made spirituality easy / Nityananda delivers the gangsters / just stop causing harm to others, be humble, grateful & chant / coercion vs attraction / truthfulness, equanimity, sense control, forbearance, simplicity, general knowledge, transcendental knowledge, firm faith / brahminical qualities vs false prestige / 3 manifestations of Lord Vishnu SB 1.14.19 - 1.14.36
Jun 15, 2020 • 58min
152: Bhakti Makes the Inauspicious Auspicious
Kaustubha's manasa Rathayatra / sadhu sanga / bhakti makes the inauspicious auspicious / learn to love those who are not like you & who don't like you / break down the walls / we are a moment away from being despicable / crusading for God within / let's pass through this inauspicious time & make it auspicious SB 1.14.1 - 1.14.18
Jun 14, 2020 • 1h 22min
151: Dravida Das Interview - The Power & Beauty of Sanskrit Devotional Poetry
chanting keeps you young / spiritual communism / glories of Sri Caitanya / sweet baby Krishna / Bhagavatam nectar / the song of Krishna's flute / Govinda Virudavali / what's so special about Sanskrit / the holy name of Sri Hari is surely all that be / Mahamantra explanation / Krishna cares / Dharma takes shelter in the Bhagavatam / what real society looks like / who is Radha? / servant of the servant
Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 5min
150: Questions & Answers – Volume 14
how to handle relatives with different (terrible) political views / how to keep my teaching sacred in a secular environment + does practicing bhakti-yoga mean I need to give up Jiu Jitsu? / I'm black and I want my sangha back / how to counsel friends during the time of mourning / I like the protests but not the violence /
Jun 12, 2020 • 1h 1min
149: What if Everyone Could See Our Minds & Spontaneous Human Combustion
our life can change in an instant / the power of setting an intention - sankalpa / refusing to let go / what if everyone could see our minds? / the yogis never feel alone - they feel God in the heart / Sati's spontaneous human combustion / Dhritarastra's spontaneous human combustion / Gandhari enters the fire / resentment blocks Dhritarastra's advancement / letting go of criticism SB 1.13.56 - 1.13.60
Jun 11, 2020 • 57min
148: How the Gunas Condition Us
ok, lets's give golfers a break :-) / Q: what do you have to give up for bhakti? A: suffering / asana & pranayama are for helping to transcending the gunas and bring the mind to God / satva guna is also a trap / goodness is illuminating - frees one from all malady & conditions one by a sense of happiness and knowledge - Bg. 14.6 / passion is all about desires & longings - conditions one to feel the need to work for a material result - Bg. 14.7 / Ignorance is the delusion of all embodied living entities -It conditions one by a sense of madness, laziness & sleep - Bg. 14.8 / the predicament of the soul / spontaneous human combustion SB 1.13.54 - 1.13.55
Jun 10, 2020 • 57min
147: The Current of Spiritual Energy - Within & Without
Jahnavi Harrison drops in to discuss "Surrender" / 2 mindsets - worldly & other-worldly / no need to lament on what's beyond our circle of influence / the internal, external & marginal energies / we (the marginal) can become lost in the ephemeral external energy / the regular current of spiritual energy - within & without / we are one with God in quality, but still different / God can appear to you as a person or in the form of time / Dhritarasta begins his yoga practice / Yoga begins with controlling the tongue SB 1.13.48 - 1.13.53
Jun 9, 2020 • 59min
146: Time, Karma & the Gunas are the Software Installed in the Virtual Reality of This World
always seeing the good / we can't control the world / time takes it all away / the rare opportunity of human life / "how will they exist without me" / time, karma & the gunas are the software installed in the virtual reality of this world SB 1.13.33 - 1.13.47
Jun 8, 2020 • 54min
145: Internal Renunciation
the God shaped hole / the emotional bank account / the need to be able to hear good advice / that which is unreal has no endurance - that which is real has no change / real detachment vs false detachment / you gotta have a good morning program SB 1.13.29 - 1.13.32
