Wisdom of the Sages

TLDR it’s really good and you should listen to it. But here’s why: I’ve never been religious or spiritual in any way, I’ve always loved nature so maybe there was that. I grew up in a catholic home and as soon I could speak for myself I basically pushed all that to the side as nonsense and that’s where I’ve been mentally for over 40 years. I think these details are important for understanding my review and maybe you’re the same way I accidentally started meditating by way of running. Spending hours on the trails in my own head i would sometimes snap out of it and not know where I was even though I ran these trails daily. I’m not sure where I was going in my head but it was somewhere else. Slowly I came to the conclusion that no matter what you believe, if you dig deep enough there is a leap of faith when you get to where we can’t explain or know what was before. This little crack in my purely scientific way of approaching everything couldn’t be repaired and really had my rethinking things over and over. Some time after this I may have remembered a Hindu festival I went to in high school with a friend’s family or maybe it was divine intervention but either way I generally started thinking about Krishna. Didn’t give anything too much thought it was just there. Then punk to monk was suggested as an audio book in my feed and I was curious. Growing up as a punk and a skinhead had me really wondering what this weirdo guy was all about. I listened to the book and some of the things really stuck with me. I suppose I googled him and found that he had a podcast and started listening to it. Now for the actual review of the podcast. Raghunath and Kaustubha Das really break every detail down. They’re extremely relatable as “dented cans” and that means a lot to me. They explain that faith is built little by little, a small remark that really allowed me to pursue this thing further as I don’t feel like I have to be all in or all out. I’m coming from years and years of a specific mindset and anything faith or spiritually based is foreign to me. Having a resource that breaks each piece down and explains it to me like I’m 5 is priceless. When I decided to take this Bhakti detour I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I always said I’ll believe it when I see it and I have to think that all these small events happening and Krishna making himself known to me is SOMETHING and worth investigating. This podcast has made that extremely easy for me and if you’re interested in this stuff at all I can highly recommend this podcast. I’ve become a paying member and always get excited when a new episode comes out! I hope All this made sense as a review, I just wanted to add some context to it because I assume there are a lot of people like me out there.

I found this show after a devastating miscarriage and it had completely changed my life. Thank you for making such beautiful information so relatable for us. I hope to join you both in India once my kids are older!

I started listening to the this podcast about 1 year ago because I was feeling lost. As a yoga teacher, I was finding myself in a lonely place, craving more depth, and spiritual richness in my life. This podcast has helped me a so many ways. It helped me feel connected to people I don’t even know. In the yoga landscape, it’s been challenging to find wise teachers living the teachings and recognizing their own imperfections. This show has been a blessing and has helped me shift my life and mostly my perspectives. Helping me deeply remember what is really important. Thank you Raghu and Kastuba for walking the walk and for sharing all your knowledge. This show is one part of my sadhana. Everyday I Blessed to be connected to this wisdom and love. Thank you is not enough. I am an “other”, I am so grateful. With love and gratitude.

This is the real stuff here. Raghunath and Kaustubha are truly walking the spiritual path that they talk about. This podcast is opening my eyes and stilling my anxious heart. Hare Krishna!

This podcast is hosted by two funny, smart, spiritual guys. They are both sincere, devoted, and personable. However, listeners should know that this podcast is a “soft sell” for the Hare Krishna movement, or the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON. This is NOT a podcast about the philosophy underlying yoga practice, as they sometimes claim. If it was, there are a LOT of other spiritual texts that they could focus on. Instead, they zero in on a long, mythological text called the Srimad Bhagavatam, which they take as literally as any fundamentalist Christian takes the bible. Nearly all of their special guests on Saturday are ISKCON leaders who believe the same. While there is a lot to commend about this podcast, I suggest that listeners do a little background research on the Hare Krishna/ISKCON movement. For the founder, don’t just watch the new “Hare Krishna” documentary (which I enjoyed), but read about his teachings on women, LGBTQ people, space landing, and the holocost--none of which are mentioned in the film. You should also be aware of all of ISKCON’s history that played out in the 1980s when the movement was mired in what can only be described as horrors. It is important to at least note that this is the historical context from which this podcast originates