Latest Kaustubhadas Podcast Episodes
1197: Once You Dress Like a Cowherd Boy, You’ve Gotta Own It
Wisdom of the Sages - November 21, 2023 12:31 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingswe’ve gotta reject the aspects of religion that prevent us from uniting in kirtan / kirtan can lift us to the spiritual world / once you dress like a cowherd boy you’ve gotta own it / great personalities are not disturbed by insults / welcome insults as an opportunity / why should anything in th...
1196: Mental Hygiene / An Interview with Yogi Charu
Wisdom of the Sages - November 19, 2023 15:22 - 59 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsRaghunath and Kaustubha interview their longtime friend, Yogi Charu, about the importance of maintaining a daily sadhana and other practices for physical, spiritual and mental health. Check out Charu's book, https://a.co/d/3L4z0zB Learn more about Yogi Charu and his latest offerings at http...
1195: Q & A Volume 199
Wisdom of the Sages - November 18, 2023 14:39 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsHow to explain Bhakti to a concerned spouse? / Why is religion the cause of so much war? / How to react when through serving others you feel like you are being taken advantage of? / How to explain Bhakti to skeptical family members?
1194: The Body Must Be Engaged for the Benefit of Others
Wisdom of the Sages - November 17, 2023 12:53 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsyou need your WHY to wake up in a good mood / Meaning comes from serving others / If you’re waking up in a bad mood most days, it’s not normal / if we’re trying to squeeze enjoyment out of sleep we’re missing the excitement of spiritual life / Engage your body as an offering for higher purpose /...
1193: Walk Through Your Hell Without Spite, Resentment or Revenge
Wisdom of the Sages - November 16, 2023 12:43 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“… either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.” - Martin Luther King Jr. / the lives of heros inspire us to make the most of our own / walk through your hell without spite, resentment or revenge / creating a dev...
1192: Dear Krishna, We Love You But...
Wisdom of the Sages - November 15, 2023 12:36 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingswe’ve been marked by great souls / 'A good disposition is a virtue in itself.' - Ovid / ignorance causes the negative cycle, knowledge breaks it / 1 weekend with devotees can recalibrate your compass / the anxiety of the Devas vs the peace of Vritrasura / the anxiety of the Devas vs the peace of...
1191: Striving for the Bhakti Tipping Point
Wisdom of the Sages - November 14, 2023 12:44 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'til we come to understand.” - Paul Cezanne / with time and steady reflection for wisdom will take root / Striving For the Bhakti Tipping Point / Bhakti carries the potential to transcend all religious differences / No one has a monopoly on ...
1190: The Vishnu Stereogram
Wisdom of the Sages - November 13, 2023 12:52 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings'We cannot attain the presence of God. We're already totally in the presence of God. What's missing is awareness.' - David Brenner / spirituality means trying to see what’s holding it all together / the Vishnu stereogram / letting go of the externals for awareness of Krishna / Raghu and Kaustubh...
1189: Q & A Volume 198
Wisdom of the Sages - November 11, 2023 14:36 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings• How does our Bhakti practice influence the greater good in this Age of Kali (the Age of Quarrel)? • What do the scriptures say about the duration of Kali-yuga? • Is it just something that we must endure while staying focused on our own spiritual practice or is it possible that conflict ...
1188: Smiling Affectionately at the Nervous, Proud Little Ego
Wisdom of the Sages - November 10, 2023 13:47 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsas we mature, we stop fighting (and start laughing at) the ego / Give up the race- we’re destined to lose / laughing at who we’ve tried to present ourselves as / the demigods have knowledge but not wisdom / eradicating the darkness in the heart / we are all pure souls covered by our mind’s condi...
1187: The Eye of Devotion Tinged with the Salve of Love
Wisdom of the Sages - November 09, 2023 13:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“I prefer to their dogma my excursions into the natural gardens where the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers.” - Zitkala-Sa / we’re a healthy blend of pagans and theists / here’s a postulate - that ther...
1186: Kaustubha Finally Loses It! (And Says It's All Real)
Wisdom of the Sages - November 08, 2023 13:34 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsKaustubha has a high bar for Krishna miracles / Miracles can shake us out of our skepticism / Figure out your offering and go full speed ahead / Krishna doesn’t want one song- he wants every note of every song / Before reciting the Srimad Bhagavatam we must remove our tin foil hat / we think we’...
1185: Q&A Volume 197
Wisdom of the Sages - November 05, 2023 14:57 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhat is the objective of Karma? / Given the state of the world, the corruption, greed, and the pervasive evil that has shown itself increasingly over the past few years do you believe Krishna has returned? / If we are all just playing roles, why marry?
1184: Q & A Volume 196
Wisdom of the Sages - November 04, 2023 16:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsHow to help a victim of abuse? / How to keep up with the modern world without getting entangled? / How to understand the Impersonal feature of the Absolute?
1183: Seeing the Soul in Everyone is the Only Answer
Wisdom of the Sages - November 03, 2023 18:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsrecommit to your Bhakti / everything is a distraction from the holy name / Life is short, war is everywhere -get serious about Bhagavatam // The more pain we see, the more determined we need to be to see spirit soul within / To the degree we are moved by hate we’ve lost our spiritual way / we ha...
1182: Krishna's Not Power Hungry, He's Love Hungry
Wisdom of the Sages - November 02, 2023 13:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsIndra’s karmic proclivity leads to his next big mistake / Pure devotional service doesn’t breed fear / Krishna accepts the mood, not our expertise / one who accepts Bhakti will never blunder on his path, even while running with eyes closed, he will never trip or fall / Krishna’s not power hungry...
1181: Q & A Volume 195
Wisdom of the Sages - October 30, 2023 14:29 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhat are some ways that we can benefit the most spiritually during the month of Kartik? / How to respond to temple priests who seem like the “money changers” rejected by Jesus? / Is praying for the well being of a loved one like praying for material things?
1180: 15 Generations of Devotion - Interview with Krishna Murari Goswami
Wisdom of the Sages - October 30, 2023 01:02 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsRaghunath sits down with Krishna Murari Goswami and discusses the onset of the auspicious month of Kartik.
1179: Q&A Volume 194
Wisdom of the Sages - October 28, 2023 14:38 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsChronic illness – how to know when to try to fix it or when to accept it? / If we don’t forgive we will have similar difficult relationships with family members in our next life?” / What is the connection between Bhakti-yoga and Jnana-yoga? / How to see Krishna in your dreams?
1178: The Gradual Path to Letting Go of Everything
Wisdom of the Sages - October 25, 2023 10:40 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“First things first … he’s got three heads.” / material existence is riddled with envy fear and worry / Indra blows it again! / freedom comes with a price / the gradual path of letting go / big opulence leads to big bewilderment / Laxmi belongs to Vishnu, not to our Maya / attachment creates hum...
1177: Adjust the World, or Adjust to the World
Wisdom of the Sages - October 24, 2023 10:58 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsyou surrender and then you transcend to body and are in a totally different space / don’t weaponize your opulences / anything we’re proud of will be removed / pride sets one up for competition, anxiety, fear and humiliation / Krishna doesn’t tolerate false pride / our bodies have a low ceiling f...
1176: Mara Finally Loses It
Wisdom of the Sages - October 23, 2023 11:01 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsthere’s constant war everywhere / the jiva is at war with the time factor / now is the time to connect with spirit / Narayana kavacha is a comprehensive insurance policy / we are existing in God and God is existing in us at every moment / Be careful what you wish for / purify, refine and distill...
1175: Q&A Volume 193
Wisdom of the Sages - October 21, 2023 13:52 - 58 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsWhat does transformation look like? / How can I keep the peace I’ve been feeling pilgrimage when I return home to figure out my material life? / How to gracefully move through mental layers of cynicism, skepticism and fault-finding?
1174: There but for the Grace of God Go I
Wisdom of the Sages - October 21, 2023 00:12 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingswe’re missing out on a map for dharma / Visvarupa is broad minded, Indra divides on party lines / all the yoga, rituals, austerities, etc. are meant to lead to pure love / pure devotees are happy to serve in heaven or hell / Indra’s prayers remind us of Hiranyakashipu / there but for the grace ...
1173: The Heavy Luggage of Material Desire
Wisdom of the Sages - October 18, 2023 14:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingstoo many possessions is like carrying a lot of luggage when you travel - it just creates anxiety / Siddhartha would be no greedy hawker of incantations / “A brāhmaṇa who desires to achieve happiness by gaining wealth through professional priesthood must certainly have a very low mind.” - Visvaru...
1172: Why Worry? Radha Knows Exactly What I Need
Wisdom of the Sages - October 17, 2023 15:25 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsIndia’s timeless spiritual culture / our faces and wrinkles and abs are all about to burn / feel the presence of great souls in the holy places / add transcendental sound during downtime / “Why should I worry? Radharani knows exactly what I need" / in bhakti, if your intention is pure , mistakes...
1171: Q & A Volume 192
Wisdom of the Sages - October 15, 2023 13:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsCan gratitude reinforce material attachments? / How do I surrender? / How to get the most out of a pilgrimage experience? / How do we know wether we’re sincere?
1170: Keep It Sacred!
Wisdom of the Sages - October 13, 2023 14:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor”. - Emily Post / Can juniors bless seniors? / Bhagavatam is repeatedly encouraging us to see the divinity, dignity and spiritual potential in every living being - this is the fundamental spiritual principle / ...
1169: Raghunath Saves a Worm, Kaustubha Saves a Pigeon
Wisdom of the Sages - October 12, 2023 14:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 845 ratings“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Martin Luther King Jr. / dismantling the barriers of our love / what’s so special about the cows and the Brahmanas? / by adopting a diet d...
1168: Enmity, Anxiety, Mental Agitation, Pride & Belligerence
Wisdom of the Sages - October 11, 2023 13:43 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 845 ratingsKrishna is involved in every aspect of our life / how material opulence increases enmity, anxiety, mental agitation, pride and belligerence / we go through so much endeavor to increase and maintain our possessions, and we suffers great unhappiness when we lose them / external etiquette is for th...
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