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 servi ...
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1682: You Can’t Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures / Q&A Volume 285
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You Can’t Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures It’s easy to look spiritual — chant loud, dress the part, quote Sanskrit — but bhakti gets real when one starts perceiving divinity everywhere, in everyone. In this live Wisdom of the Sages retreat Q&A, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how beginner bhakti matures into genuine love — the kind that sees God in …
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1681: Is That God’s Voice, or Just My Mind Again? / Q&A Volume 284
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Ever wonder if that “inner voice” you hear during prayer is God in your heart—or just your mind doing impressions again? In this live Q&A from Super Soul Farm, Raghunath and Kaustubha dive deep into two powerful questions: 1️⃣ How to discern whether inspiration comes from the Supersoul (Paramātmā) or from the restless mind and ego. 2️⃣ What truly d…
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1680: I Came to Die, Learned to Live: A Bhakti Breakthrough
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She boarded a flight to India to learn how to die—and found the wisdom to live. Laurel’s journey—from childhood loss and addiction to a stage-4 cancer diagnosis—collides with Bhakti-yoga, kīrtan, and the Bhagavad-gītā at the Govardhan Ecovillage, reframing suffering through devotion and community. With Raghunath and Kaustubha, this episode traces t…
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1679: Marcus Aurelius Meets Krishna Under the Autumn Full Moon
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1677: Softening the Heart: Bhakti Yoga & the Power of Emotion
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The Bhagavad-gītā is more than philosophy—it’s full of feeling. Arjuna’s grief and Krishna’s compassion remind us that yoga is not about suppressing emotions but purifying and deepening them. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore Krishna’s pastime of becoming every cowherd boy and calf in Vṛndāvana, where ordinary love becomes unlimited …
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1676: Everybody’s Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don’t Know It): George Harrison’s Bhakti Perspective
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Everybody’s Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don’t Know It): George Harrison’s Bhakti Perspective George Harrison once wrote, “Everybody is looking for Kṛṣṇa. Some don’t realize that they are, but they are.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack how this simple insight lines up perfectly with the teachings of the Bhakti tradition. Why is…
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1675: Truth + Discipline: Tuning In to the All-Pervading Divine
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The Upaniṣads say the Divine is hidden like fire in wood, cream in milk, oil in sesame seed—revealed only through truth and discipline. Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack how yoga and the Gītā echo this same teaching: God is everywhere, but without discipline you only pick up static. With truth and practice, the channel clears. Or as our Friend, Matthe…
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1674: Saturday Night Fever Meets the Vedic Puruṣa
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What does John Travolta strutting through Brooklyn with two slices of pizza have to do with the Ṛg Veda’s yajña-puruṣa, the divine person behind the cosmos? In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha show how Travolta’s swagger reflects Krishna’s playful personhood in Vṛndāvana. We explore how the Bhāgavatam reveals God “off duty”—laughing, eating wi…
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1673: The Opposite of Love is Illusion: Bhakti, Dharma, & Mandalas as Reality
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Rabindranath Tagore wrote that “Love is the only reality… the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why the opposite of love isn’t hate but illusion, and how failing to see others as sparks of the divine disconnects us from reality itself. From Krishna’s cosmic picnic mandala to Lord Jagannāth’s …
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1672: Rewiring the Inner World: Why Weren’t We Taught This in School?
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Bhakti practices like chanting, kīrtan, rising early, study, and satsang aren’t side notes—they’re the training ground for reshaping the inner world so the outer world follows. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on first encounters with sādhana in Vṛndāvana and dive into Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.12, where Krishna liberates the snake demon…
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1671: We Become What We Behold: Choosing the Spiritual Tools That Shape Us
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What you hold in your mind shapes you. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore Marshall McLuhan’s famous line—“We become what we behold”—and connect it with Krishna’s teachings in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Do we let random media and impulses shape us, or do we consciously adopt tools that align with who we want to become? Fr…
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1670: Why We Can’t Stand Others’ Happiness: A Bhakti Perspective
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How is it that we can feel unhappy when we see someone else happy? And what does that reveal about the condition of our mind and heart? In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore envy through Shakespeare’s words, Patrick Henry’s warning, and Aghāsura’s jealousy in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.12. They discuss why resentment is a form of spiritual sel…
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1669: Debate Without Hate: Some Thoughts After the Charlie Kirk Shooting
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When debate turnsviolent, yogis reach for higher tools—not more gasoline. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on the rising culture of outrage and political violence, using the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk as a moment to pause and ask: how can we disagree without dehumanizing? Drawing from Śrī Caitanya’s example of gentle but p…
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1668: Small Acts, Infinite Meaning | The Pinnacle of Vedānta in Simple Love
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Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how the pinnacle of Vedānta and yoga is revealed in the simplest exchange: Mother Yaśodā calling little Kṛṣṇa home for dinner. They unpack why quality of love matters more than quantity of achievement, and why “do small things with great love” isn’t just a sweet saying—it’s the key to real growth. Drawing from Śrīmad…
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1667: Born to Give: How the Universe Trains the Soul
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Anne Frank once wrote, “No one has ever become poor from giving.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how the universe itself is designed to train us to give—first through external acts of sacrifice and service, and ultimately by offering the heart. Through the lens of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā’s peace formula (5.29),…
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1666: Modern Minds Stuck in Outrage Cycles — The Bhakti Exit Strategy
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Hate shrinks the soul, but devotion expands it. This episode weaves together Booker T. Washington’s timeless wisdom with the Bhakti-yoga path of love and transformation. From Washington’s refusal to let hatred narrow his soul to Nārada’s “curse that cures” and Baby Krishna’s Dāmodara pastime, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how bhakti disarms resen…
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1665: War & Peace & Bhakti: When Tolstoy’s Insight Meets Baby Krishna
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Pierre Bezukhov’s captivity in War and Peace leads him to a discovery straight out of yogic wisdom: happiness is within, suffering can transform into blessing, and the company of a saintly soul changes everything. Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack Tolstoy’s descriptions of Pierre’s awakening through Platon Karataev and connect them with the bhakti tru…
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1664: The Price of Wealth and the Vision of the Yogi
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The Sage Nārada’s tough-love blueprint takes center stage as Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how losing comfort—or choosing austerity—acts like “ointment for the eyes,” restoring humility, compassion, and spiritual clarity. Along the way, a striking line from Benjamin Franklin sheds light on the danger of being possessed by wealth, while the timele…
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1663: Not Me, Not Mine: Walt Whitman & the Yogis Agree—Our Bodies Are On Loan
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Walt Whitman’s startling line—“every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you”—meets the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, where Nārada Muni confronts two proud sons of Kubera and forces them to consider: who really owns the body? From Whitman’s atoms to the yogic teaching “not me, not mine,” we uncover the liberating truth that the body is a vehicle on loan, …
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1662: Krishna: Unlimited Brahman or Adorable Baby? A Paradox at the Heart of Vedānta
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This episode dives into one of Vedānta’s deepest paradoxes: how the all-pervading, unlimited Brahman appears as a child and is bound by a rope. With reflections from physicist Niels Bohr and insights from the Bhāgavatam, Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack how truth, when probed deeply, transcends logic—and how love alone can bind the infinite. Srimad B…
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1661: Bhakti Means Love, and Love Overpowers All
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The Supreme Truth—eternal, formless yet personal, beyond time and space—gets tied up with a rope. In this rich and revealing episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how love alone—not ritual, renunciation, or knowledge—can bind the Absolute. Featuring insights from Jesuit mysticism, Krishna’s childhood pastimes, and a few insects with questionable…
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1660: Reclaim Your Inner World: The Meditation of the Bhakti Yogis
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In a world that floods the mind with distraction and noise, Bhakti Yoga teaches a sacred alternative: reclaim the inner world through smarana—the practice of intentional, emotionally infused remembrance. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how what we think about—over and over again—shapes who we become. Drawing from the Bhagavad Gita,…
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1659: 4 Counterintuitive Secrets of Happiness — From Yale to Vedānta
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What really makes us happy? In this episode, we draw from Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos’ research — featured on the Rich Roll Podcast — to uncover four surprising truths about happiness: the arrival fallacy, the bronze medal effect, how comfort can backfire, and why giving beats self-focus. What’s remarkable is how these modern insights echo wis…
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1658: Krishna, the God of the Vedas, as the Most Adorable Boy
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The genius of the bhakti tradition’s sacred texts is how they reveal the loftiest yogic and theological truths through the sweetest intimacy. The Cosmic Source described in the Vedas and the Absolute Truth of the Vedānta Sūtra is revealed in the Bhagavatam as Krishna, a mischievous, playful child—the most adorable boy. When Mother Yaśodā peers into…
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