{"podcast":{"title":"Wisdom of the Sages","slug":"wisdom-of-the-sages-611126","podcast_index_feed_id":611126,"rss_url":"https://wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/d/6/e/8d6e77a84cd04ad3/MAD_AVE_ITUNES_PROMO_1.jpg","author":"David Ramella","episode_count":1800,"summary":"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 serving together as Bhakti-yogi monks in the 90's, to sharing their experiences in the world of yoga in the 21st century.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T04:17:18.519728+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126"},"episode":{"title":"1756: A Divine Light Struggling Inside This Flesh Machine","slug":"1756-a-divine-light-struggling-inside-this-flesh-machine","published_at":"2026-04-13T12:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126/1756-a-divine-light-struggling-inside-this-flesh-machine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126","url":"https://wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com/1756-a-divine-light-struggling-inside-this-flesh-machine","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wisdomofthesages/ep_1756_A_online-audio-converter.com.mp3?dest-id=1755320","summary":"Underneath every arrogant person is a frightened one. That's the insight Desmond Tutu — Nobel Peace Prize winner and moral architect of post-apartheid South Africa — pointed us toward: arrogance doesn't come from too much self-love. It comes from too little self-knowledge. It's the mask we wear when we can't bear to feel small. And the pendulum swings — from \"I am the greatest\" to \"I am worthless\" — and back again. Neither is true. In this episode Raghunath returns from a week working with a recovery community in Dayton, Ohio, where men coming off the streets were asked one simple question: who are you? The answers stopped him cold. \"I am a divine light covered in a fleshy body.\" \"I am a pure soul struggling in this flesh machine.\" That clarity — born not from comfort but from hitting bottom — is exactly what the Srimad Bhagavatam points toward. And when you can see the scared person underneath someone's arrogance, something shifts — you stop being offended and start feeling sympathy. That may be the most practical thing this episode offers. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************","meta_description":"Underneath every arrogant person is a frightened one. That's the insight Desmond Tutu — Nobel Peace Prize winner and moral architect of post-apartheid Sou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3595,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126/episodes/1756-a-divine-light-struggling-inside-this-flesh-machine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126/1756-a-divine-light-struggling-inside-this-flesh-machine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}