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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Jul 29, 2022 • 55min
791: I'm not OK, You're Not OK & That's OK
metalheads are people too / I'm not okay, you're not okay and that's okay / we shouldn't sacrifice long term growth by settling for cheap, temporary positivity / more on Karma-yoga / my child has their own higher power / rituals for conception / Raghu draws the line / burn like the sun / when we are inwardly content, we can move gently and with grace SB 4.22.52-63
Jul 28, 2022 • 59min
790: Try This One On-- "Nothing is Mine"
there's a Bhakti Tsunami coming / great souls are taking birth / Bhakti recovery group is going to change the world / Karma-yoga 1st requirement - Phalaṁ brahmaṇi sannyasya : giving the fruits of activity to the Supreme / trying to take what's not ours screws everything up / we're just secondhand creators / This consciousness is called nirmama, or "nothing is mine." SB 4.22.51
Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 3min
789: All Squirrels All Day
Raghunath and Paramananda broadcast live from Poland
Jul 27, 2022 • 57min
788: Q&A Volume 118 / Ask a Swami
His Holiness Sacinandana Swami answers live questions from our listeners at the Wisdom of the Sages retreat at Villa Vrindavan
Jul 27, 2022 • 1h
787: Q & A - Volume 117
Raghunath and Kaustubha answer live questions from the retreat participants at Villa Vrindavan.
Jul 23, 2022 • 57min
786: How Many Lifetimes Have I Been Through?
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." - Marcus Tullius Cicero / education steers our choices - our choices become us / we think we are independent, but we've been divinely cared for / Krishna has an eye on you / Bhagavatam teaches us to Zoom out even more / the material world is a fading dream / how many lifetimes have I been through? / let go of the cactus / in bhakti it's all good / spiritual knowledge is the perfect benediction / the sages share the knowledge to develop the conviction to break the cycle 4.22.41-47
Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
785: Kaustubha's Message from the Pope
Jul 19, 2022 • 50min
784: What Do I Know? What Makes Sense? What Do I Believe?
4.22.38
Jul 16, 2022 • 59min
783: Q & A - Volume 116
What really makes you believe Krishna is real? / What does it mean to surrender to Krishna?
Jul 15, 2022 • 54min
782: The Sublime Mixed Emotions of Losing a Devotee Friend
the sublime mixed emotions of Mary in Michelangelo's Piete / Bhakti provides coping mechanisms for the glue traps and tragedies of material world / art is creativity engaged in highlighting and preserving something sacred / "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark" Michelangelo / setting the bar high - Bhagavad-gita 6.20-23 / Krishna predominates with love / what is actual spiritual culture? / tat tvam asi - you're not exactly that SB 4.22.37
