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1347: Q & A Volume 231
Wisdom of the Sages - June 22, 2024 14:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhat does it mean to belong to Radha & Krishna? / Questions around feasting and fasting in Bhakti-yoga ▶️ LOVE THE PODCAST? -- BECOME A SUPPORTER: https://www.wisdomofthesages.com/ ▶️ WATCH ON YOUTUBE:  https://youtube.com/@wisdomofthesages ▶️ LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.c...
1346: We Are Tiny, Dependent & Unlimitedly Powerful
Wisdom of the Sages - June 20, 2024 11:12 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsastrology: mature vs superficial applications / Srimad Bhagavatam is the key to understanding all of the Vedic sacred texts / Krishna is the person behind the spiritual energy / Krishna is beyond the demigods / Shiva and the Devas saved by Krishna / The unseen power of providence can turn our ag...
1345: "Prophet Style" Interview with Sacinandana Swami
Wisdom of the Sages - June 17, 2024 12:09 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingson friendship / on forgiveness / on aging / on prayer / on pain / on death ********************************************************************************* LOVE THE SHOW? WE ARE A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED PODCAST AND WE'D LOVE YOUR SUPPORT! Visit https://www.wisdomofthesages.com/ WATCH ON...
1344: Q&A Volume 230
Wisdom of the Sages - June 16, 2024 13:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsHow to understand the fate of one who has taken their own life? / How to help our children become God conscious? / Is there a place for hallucinogens in Bhakti? ************************************************************* LOVE THE PODCAST? -- WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BECOME A SUPPORTER: Vi...
1342: The Divine Person Behind the Spiritual Energy
Wisdom of the Sages - June 13, 2024 11:29 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsInferring the Divine string holding everything together / 3 levels of the absolute truth / Krishna is the most attentive friend / Krishna’s not our stepping stone / We are individual, eternal sparks of the divine / Sacrifice means understanding we are not the center / Krishna is the unconditiona...
1341: The 4 Questions – An Interview with Author, Vaisesika Dasa
Wisdom of the Sages - June 10, 2024 11:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsthe ability to ask a question of great consequence is a power laying dormant within us / ask the BIG questions / in order to receive rewarding answers, what is important for the questioner? / marrying our purpose / enjoyment, renunciation or dedication? / what is the lesson? - an aphorism to shi...
1340: Q&A Volume 228
Wisdom of the Sages - June 09, 2024 13:51 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsHow can we transcend karma? / How should someone on a spiritual path react when todl they are being passive aggressive? / Why does Krishan appeal to Arjuna on a materialistic level in the Bhagavad-gita?
1339: What is a Guru? – An Interview with Brighupada Das
Wisdom of the Sages - June 08, 2024 14:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsBhrigupad Das (Mans Broo) is a lecturer in Religious Studies at Abo Akademi University. He gained his PhD in 2003 with a thesis on the guru in Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
1338: How Yogis Develop Spiritual Bodies
Wisdom of the Sages - June 07, 2024 12:28 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhat if this isn’t THE reality? / Leo Tolstoy - “Our life is but one of the dreams of that more real life, and so it is endlessly, until the very last one, the very real life of God.” / video games are double illusion / our desire for movies, VR, and fantasy reveal that illusion doesn’t satisfy ...
1337: Raghu Brings the Dhammapada to Bible Study
Wisdom of the Sages - June 06, 2024 13:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsa traditional yogi's appreciation of Bhakti in the West / the irony of how the claim of cultural appropriation can play into the hands of the oppressors / reincarnation in Johnathon Livingston Seagull / the fallacy of original sin / the fallacy of eternal damnation / the logical strength of rein...
1336: The Worst Thing You Can Do for Your Spiritual Life
Wisdom of the Sages - June 05, 2024 12:42 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing your self." — Martin Luther King Jr. / the worst thing you can do for your spiritual life / in the healthy state of awareness, Krishna’s name makes us cry / resentment and anger shrivels us up / cultivating gratitude - we can’t control ...
1335: Karma - How We Invest in Our Own Bondage
Wisdom of the Sages - June 04, 2024 12:57 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsGeorge Harrison on the only reason we’re on this planet / we live in a virtual reality governed by the law of karma / breaking the addiction to external pleasures through addiction to internal experience / stay in the kirtan and keep the vibe high / when Raghu and Kaustubha will be like when the...
1334: Duty - the First Step in Conquering the Mind
Wisdom of the Sages - June 03, 2024 12:29 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty.” - Epictetus / if you sincerely want Truth, that’s god consciousness / duty drags you back on track / western vs eastern attitudes toward duty / Too much choice makes a person miserable / duty makes the mi...
1333: Q & A Volume 227
Wisdom of the Sages - June 01, 2024 13:24 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsI want to be initiated into the path of Bhakti but I struggle to chant the required 16 rounds per day, so I feel guilty - can you please share some advice? / How can I keep myself and my daughter on the path of Bhakti when we live far away from other devotees? / Can you explain the analogy from ...
1332: The Courage to Lead a Spiritual Life
Wisdom of the Sages - May 31, 2024 12:29 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsIt does not matter that you are in the material world - so long as you stay connected through hearing spiritual content / St. Francis’s counterintuitive formula for life / the courage to lead a spiritual life / St. Francis gets naked / your net worth is your spirit to contribute / by bringing yo...
1331: The Loss of Our Spiritual Identity
Wisdom of the Sages - May 30, 2024 12:40 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsThomas Merton on climbing the ladder of success / analyze what your win is before you start the hustle / in a generation or two we will be forgotten / the Bhakti-yogi’s goal is a pure, soft heart / accepting that we are both very close and very far from the goal / “As soon as we have material de...
1330: An Exposition on the Nature of Pure Love
Wisdom of the Sages - May 29, 2024 12:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsCan there be competition on the spiritual platform? / can there be fear on the spiritual platform? / “Your problem is that you are not afraid enough of maya” A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami / by contemplating the objects of the senses ……. / 2 types of perfected Bhakti Yogis - the eternally perfect and ...
1329: Bhakti Yoga is an Internal Beauty Routine
Wisdom of the Sages - May 28, 2024 12:48 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." - Kahlil Gibran / if external beauty is our currency, the market is gonna crash / for the Bhakti-yogi - the primary concern is the quality of their own heart / somehow, winning the lottery doesn’t buy happiness / one can reframe life’s...
1328: An Arrow Sharpened by Constant Meditation
Wisdom of the Sages - May 27, 2024 13:24 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsIt’s not ALL about the journey - there is a goal to yoga / OM is the bow; the self is the arrow; God is said to the target / Marcus Aurelius on having a purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward / when Raghu received the pretentious “Do less” instruction / Bhagavad-gita showed how to ...
1327: Q & A Volume 226
Wisdom of the Sages - May 26, 2024 14:26 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhere does desire reside, in the mind or in the self? / Is everything Krishna’s grace, or are there pockets of free will where His Grace doesn’t penetrate? / How to give life advice to someone who is resistant? / How to keep an elevated mind when experiencing chronic pain? / How to make my life ...
1326: Q & A Volume 225
Wisdom of the Sages - May 25, 2024 13:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsHow can I learn tolerance and not get upset with people? / What should I keep in mind when raising my children? / How to explain my Bhakti practice to people who don’t like the fact that I have changed?
1325: Your Senses Have Their Own Agenda
Wisdom of the Sages - May 24, 2024 12:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“Caught in that sensual music all neglect, Monuments of unageing intellect.” – William Butler Yeats / all the great wisdom traditions were able to recognize the inability for sense gratification to deliver happiness / the devotee has one optimistic eye and one pessimistic eye / your senses have ...
1324: A Love Supreme
Wisdom of the Sages - May 23, 2024 12:48 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsJohn Coltrane – “God breathes through us so completely, so gently we hardly feel it, yet, it is our everything.” / spirituality starts as a vague intuition there’s more / Coltrane’s symbolism of Divine love in all 12 keys / the greatest secret of the sacred text - there is a person behind every...
1323: Nrisimha Avatar Fascinates the Sages
Wisdom of the Sages - May 22, 2024 12:55 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsThe Nrisimha Avatara’s heart frolics with his own playful pastimes / He fascinates the great sages / He enlightens His devotees from within their hearts / although ferocious, He is very soft and kind to devotees / He is here and there and everywhere / Prahlad’s gratitude to his guru / Prahlad id...
1322: The Counterintuitive Truth about Happiness
Wisdom of the Sages - May 21, 2024 12:28 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsLeo Tolstoy - “Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.” / figuring out how to use your gift as an offering / material enjoyment is junk food- service is nourishment / the unique Bhakti ...
1321: All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes, a Curiosity
Wisdom of the Sages - May 20, 2024 12:31 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsall the great wisdom cultures draw our attention to our helplessness to the force of time / all your money won't another minute buy / the 3 modes of material nature - without our knowledge, external influences are working their way into your mind / basically, we’re all like defiant teenagers / a...
1320: Practicing Bhakti in War-torn Iraq - Interview with Partha Sarathi das
Wisdom of the Sages - May 19, 2024 13:29 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhile serving in active duty as a sergeant in the US Army in war-torn Iraq, Partha-sarathi Dasa maintained his devotion and encouraged it in the hearts of others.
1319: Q & A Volume 224
Wisdom of the Sages - May 18, 2024 14:52 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhy don’t you guys present a higher Vedic standard? / Why don’t you guys present a more tolerant standard? / How can I support someone who doesn't share my beliefs?
1318: The Material World is Rigged
Wisdom of the Sages - May 17, 2024 12:13 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsreading the world's patterns, recognizing the truths operating through them, coming to terms with those truths / the Taoist law of reverted effort - when humans try to fix things by their actions, the effect will be the exact opposite of that desired / the great paradox of our time: everything i...
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