Wisdom of the Sages

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1833: If You Don't See God in All, You Won't See God at All | Beyond Religious Ritual

You can attend every service, perform every ritual perfectly, but if you're unkind to the people around you, then you've missed God entirely. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why seeing God in every living being is the real heart of spiritual life, and why cruelty ...  Show more

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1833: If You Don't See God in All, You Won't See God at All | Beyond Religious Ritual

You can attend every service, perform every ritual perfectly, but if you're unkind to the people around you, then you've missed God entirely. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why seeing God in every living being is the real heart of spiritual life, and why cruelty ...  Show more

1832: Adapting Ancient Wisdom Without Losing It / Q&A Vol. 302

How does an ancient wisdom tradition survive for thousands of years? It needs teachers who hand it down unchanged, and yet each generation has to hear it in a new way. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha take questions live on the final day of the Wisdom of the Sages retreat ...  Show more

1831: Living Bhakti Among People Who Don't Share It / Q&A Vol. 301

There's a sticky note in Ashley's refrigerator that reads "meat section." She's the only devotee in her home, and between a loving family that doesn't share her path and a day with too few hours, her spiritual practice has started to come with a side of guilt. In this episode Rag ...  Show more

1830: Bhakti Doesn't Grow in a Hard Heart / Q&A Vol. 300

Someone on the street asks you for money, and you're fairly sure where it will go, and it's not good. Can walking past be compassion, or is it quietly hardening your heart? Raghunath and Kaustubha take live questions at the Wisdom of the Sages retreat at Supersoul Farm: whether s ...  Show more

1829: A Field Guide to Your Inner Demons | Bhaktivinoda Thakur Decodes Krishna's Pastimes

In the 19th century, British colonial scholars dismissed the pastimes of Krishna as primitive and immoral, and a generation of educated Indians began to believe them. The brilliant bhakti theologian Bhaktivinoda Thakur answered with a book called the Krishna-samhita. His response ...  Show more