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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Dec 2, 2022 • 58min
900: Bhagavad Gita (What's Your Favorite Verse?)
For Episode 900, Raghunath and Kaustubha hear from their listeners about their favorite verses from Bhagavad-gita.
Dec 1, 2022 • 54min
899: The Maya Dream of the Material World
Prestige is a slippery slope / sometimes you have to make a change and don't look back / hyper-inclusivism vs hierarchal-inclusivism / Look for lessons everywhere SB 4.29.55-62
Nov 30, 2022 • 56min
898: Love Without Possession
we're here to love, not to control / our deepest attachments are our deepest vulnerabilities / we are trying to taste the rasa that Krishna enjoys / we can't protect someone from their destiny / Bhagavad-gita's formula = being complete dutiful, and completely detached / the love formula - two souls, holding hands, walking towards Divinity / Don't you get it - we're all about to die?! / At any moment your woohoo could end with a bonk / Get the hell out of the garden! SB 4.29.52-54 40% off Divya's MasterClass at https://divyas.com/?ref=679 15% off first purchase with code wisdomofthesages15
Nov 29, 2022 • 59min
897: Siddhartha's Lesson (Mini-Me, You Don't Complete Me)
"the river laughs both at me and at you" / to what path, to what deeds, to what sufferings have we been called? / "even if you died 10 times for him, you would not succeed in relieving him of even the smallest fraction of his destiny." / "this pain is of the sort that is tempting to laugh about" / Siddhartha lives his past again and comes back to OM / the novice sees materialists with disgust, the master sees them with love / "everything returned again, that had not been fully suffered and resolved; it was always the same sorrows being suffered again and again."
Nov 28, 2022 • 59min
896: Siddhartha's Letting Go
getting over our pretense / Mara's a good hearted woman in love with a good-timin' man / we're just wandering spirits looking for a way out / the Supersoul is provided remembrance, knowledge & forgetfulness / the Supersoul knows our desires like Amazon Prime / take shelter of the root for all good fortune in the heart / Siddhartha's letting go SB 4.29.50-51
Nov 26, 2022 • 52min
895: Q & A - Volume 142
How to deal with guilt, shame and regret on the Bhakti path? / How can women navigate the effects of menstruation on their daily sadhana?
Nov 25, 2022 • 57min
894: Algorithms are Distorting Our Perception
algorithms are distorting our perception of reality - we need to be meeting with people in person more / dance unabashedly / all the sages draw from the teachings of Vyasa / how do we know that Bhakti is not just a concession, rather than the goal? / this is not our real home SB 4.29.45-49
Nov 24, 2022 • 58min
893: Zoom Out & Be Thankful
Thanks to the Wisdom of the Sages family! / Its ok to recreate family / appreciate people and spread gratitude / zoom out and be thankful / choose serving the devotees over serving the senses / Narada has the cure for our material disease / the secret of success is hearing from the right person / receiving Bhakti through a heart to heart transfer / Hee Haw will not endure SB 4.29.38-45
Nov 22, 2022 • 59min
892: Postulate 7 - Evolve or Repeat
Bhagavatam is the thread holding it all together — Essential, relevant, and practical / time comes along and ruins the illusion / There is no material solution / have courage and take shelter / all of our suffering is due to illusion / the only real solutions lie in spiritual principals / we have to laugh at ourselves and our own attachments / Postulate 7 - Evolve or Repeat SB 4.29.34-37
Nov 21, 2022 • 56min
891: Between My Problems & Their Solutions Lie My Attachments
"Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies." ― Derek Landy / my attachments stand in the way of the simple solution / kindness & simplicity are always the solution / lean into spiritual life / the wise can find great joy with nothing / sometimes you've gotta get the mafia involved / the sacred cow vs the tractor / a meat-based diet and economy dependent on cruelty, machinery and fossil fuels vs simple living and loving cooperation between humans and cows SB 4.29.32-33
