Wisdom of the Sages

Dec 11 2024 1493 ep. 57 mins 1.3k
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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.

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1490: Changing Lives with the Bhagavad Gita

Dec 11 2024 53 mins  
Kaustubha Das speaks with Vaisesika Das and Malini Devi Dasi on this special Gita Jayanti episode of Wisdom of the Sages as they dive deep into the timeless teachings of the Bhagavad-gita and discuss how you can participate in the campaign to distribute 4.2 million Bhagavad-gitas. Celebrate the day this sacred text was spoken and uncover its profound wisdom for everyday life. #Bhag

1489: Take the Power Back! (From Your Own Mind)

Dec 10 2024 52 mins  
If you are going to get the mind under control you will need a strategy / Joseph Campbell on entering the myth through ritual / how Krishna’s lilas make ritual dynamic / in Bhakti the means and the end are the same / training the heart to catch up to the externals / to love and to serve is our very nature / examining all the elements of the payo-vrata ritual / Take the Power Back

1488: Devotion, Bravery & the Power of Love

Dec 09 2024 51 mins  
Morihei Ueshiba on loyalty, devotion, bravery, the spirit of self-sacrifice and trust in the power of love / find what you have full conviction in and express it boldly / Let Krishna, in your heart, carry you through the anxiety / whatever fear you experience - try to just witness that from a distance / never allow anyone to make you feel foolish for walking away from a materialist

1487: Filmmaking for God / An Interview with Yadubara das

Dec 08 2024 38 mins  
Raghunath interviews Yadubara das about meeting the devotees and Srila Prabhupada in 1970, travelling to India and photography and filmmaking. Yadubara's most recent film is Hare Krishna! The Mantra, The Movement and The Swami Who Started It. Learn more at https://harekrishnathefilm.com ********************************************************************* LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE

1486: How to Respond When God Takes Everything Away? / Q & A Volume 255

Dec 07 2024 54 mins  
What is the attitude that we should take when it seems that God is taking everything away from us? / How can I celebrate, and explain celebrating, Christmas to my daughter as a non-Christian? ********************************************************************* LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATC

1485: Changing Mental Algorithms Through Ritual

Dec 06 2024 62 mins  
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James / separating ourselves from our thoughts / yoga means choosing what goes on in my mind / pushing out low level thinking with ritual / the average person has 60,000 thoughts a day 45,000 of those thoughts are negative / only love moves Krishna / the guru does not manufacture a new p

1484: Charlatan Guru Red Flags

Dec 05 2024 58 mins  
Maya Angelou on becoming a representative / just as there are cheaters in the West - there are cheaters from the East / the big key to understand who is real - they don’t pose as an enlightened being - they present their self as a simple representative / Enlightened One red flags / guru is like a postal peon - simply making a delivery / real gurus don’t accept praise - they pas

1483: Celebrating the Release of VRINDAVAN, A Photo Book by Paulo Segadaes

Dec 04 2024 54 mins  
Paulo Segadaes is a professional photographer and daily listener of Wisdom of the Sages. Here, he tells how he became inspired to go to Vrindavan, India, the center of the Krishna Bhakti tradition, where he broke through the culture shock, and under the guidance of an ideal guide, captured the fascinatingly beautiful portraits and photos in his new book, VRINDAVAN. Follow Sega on I

1482: Kaustubha Speaks on the Loss of His Mother

Dec 03 2024 54 mins  
The material world is crumbling - but Bhagavatam is a fresh perspective / every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage - Dan Millman - “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” / we should all have a strategy of where we want to be at the end of life / pass to the next stage and never look back / let the discomfort purify us / we need communities that h

1481: You are Never Alone

Dec 02 2024 52 mins  
“A great soul never dies.” - Maya Angelou / the 12 Great People / the spiritual master lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him / "What is this alone? Vaishnava is never alone.” / Raghu’s morning meditations / “Rādhārāṇī, kindly be merciful and tell about me to Your Kṛṣṇa. To Your Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is Yours.” / uninterr