Wisdom of the Sages

Samkhya philosophy - braking down the world's material ingredients / the churning of the milk ocean / faith comes in small increments / the good in bad within us - which will win? / All that there is within the universe to satisfy one's senses cannot satisfy a person whose senses are uncontrolled / the glories of Mother Ganga / the comic book pundits / makara sankranti / our technology is making us dumber

Raghunath & Kaustubha takes questions in this episode / Is Kaustubha a prepper? / drawing essential elements from yoga culture and applying them in the circumstances we live in now / Bhakti renaissances through history / Can you reach pure Bhakti following Lord Jesus? / esoteric revelations for meditation in the Srimad Bhagavatam / the key to enter spirituality is deep humility / it's not the uniform that makes one spiritual, but it may help / Bilvamangala, the saint who's life was changed by the words of a prostitute / being born with bad karma can be a blessing / nothing is random in life - you get what you need to grow / we're asked to have divine vision / seeing saints and devas in disguise in the streets / try to see every living being with a soft heart

spiritual life means facing one's own mortality / we don't own nothin / cutting away false identities / if I start from the false premise that I am my body then all my ideas for happiness, groundedness, peace, fun and deep-rooted pleasure are actually all askew / we call each other prabhu (master) / angels, ouija boards, magic 8 balls, and Paramanda's exorcism / the yuga cycles are always turning / Krishna's just having fun loving interludes - the purusha avatars and the guna avatars take care of business / the 4 kumaras, Narada, Nara Narayana Rishi, and is Vyasadeva still alive?

purusha & prakriti / I'm a tiny speck but I have worth through dharma / the bad odor of religion / reading regularly chips away at our bad thinking / the arrogance of thinking there is nothing beyond us / seeing the divine though nature / creation stories - where do we place our faith / when we approach the Bhagavatam with a pure motive Krishna captures our heart / the Supersoul is giving advice within / heaven and hell on earth / Brahma is born from the navel of Vishnu and the Devas are empowered with universal responsibility / Krishna's only concern is sweet loving adventures / an enlightened being is free of attachment, fear and anger / Srimad Bhagavatam is the commentary of the Vedanta Sutra by the author himself / and other topics with Raghunath & Kaustubha

as long as I'm complaining I'll never be able to go within / what good is philosophy if it has no practical application? / tolerance is a key to meditation - big deal if you can do lotus / what is real surrender / #radicalresponsability / don't go wide, go deep / don't try to see God - but act in such a way where God will see you / Raghunath, why are you yelling at God? / the entire yoga system can be seen as a way of purifying our intention / yoga, the Vedas, knowledge, dharma, etc. are meant for realizing Vasudeva / and other discussions with Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das

My kids should change! / harmonizing the ego with the self through karma-yoga / different types of liberation / every object is radiating the influence of one of the three gunas (modes of nature) / passion sandwich - keeping the mornings and evenings sattvic / connect with Laxmi or Radha - #dontsacrificegoats and other topics with Raghunath Cappo and Kaustubha Das

The material world is fools gold / willingly limiting oneself / knowledge is born of sattva / Loosening the knot in the heart which forces us to identify with the body / bring the unsteady mind back under the control of the self / the richness of Indian-Vedic Culture / beauty is skin deep / what is Vishnu tattva / Vishnu is the soul of the universe

Discussion regarding curing abnormal tendencies towards Illusion through hearing truth, genuine radical responsibility, the real blessings on the yoga path, the Paramatama, the cleansing of the heart step by step thorough Bhakti Yoga beginning with faith and ending in Divine love, on the spiritual level the form is less important than the substance, getting connected to the electric charge of spiritual power, doing kirtan in public, and the value of serving great souls and other fun with Raghunath & Kaustubha.

Raghunath & Kaustubha discuss the answer to the big question by the sages, "How can people find complete satisfaction of the self?" The answer is pure devotion. They also discuss that human life is meant for inquiry into the absolute truth, that knowledge and detachment come automatically with bhakti, that much of the yoga (asana) in the West, as well as America in general, could benefit from some sattva guna, the slippery slope into tamas, and recalibrating on Mondays.

Raghunath & Kaustubha discuss how the mind is going to get addicted to something - so choose the addictions that lead to getting grounded, connected, and liberated, through Bhakti Yoga. Plus the appearance of the young sage Sukadeva Goswami the six symptoms of the soul found in all life (humans, animals and plants), equality and difference in human beings, and how life is a series of questions and answers but certain questions can lead to atma suprasidati (complete satisfaction of the soul).