{"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":"1790: How Do You Know You're Advancing? / Q&A Vol. 297","slug":"1790-how-do-you-know-you-re-advancing-q-a-vol-297","published_at":"2026-07-06T16:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126/1790-how-do-you-know-you-re-advancing-q-a-vol-297","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126","url":"https://wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com/1790-how-do-you-know-youre-advancing-qa-vol-297","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wisdomofthesages/EP_1790_A_online-audio-converter.com.mp3?dest-id=1755320","summary":"Live from the Wisdom of the Sages annual Tuscany retreat, Raghunath and Kaustubha take questions from their live audience. Four questions: When Krishna takes something away — is it punishment or love? How do you know if you're actually making progress on the path of bhakti? How do you stay Krishna conscious in a kirtan scene that rarely chants the Mahā-mantra? And how do we process the apparent repercussions of Krishna's Līlā in this world — Hiraṇyakaśipu was a devotee in a previous life, and yet he torments Prahlāda, kills brāhmaṇas, and terrorizes the universe. How do we make sense of that? ******************************************************************** 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":"Live from the Wisdom of the Sages annual Tuscany retreat, Raghunath and Kaustubha take questions from their live audience. Four questions: When Krishna ta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wisdom-of-the-sages-611126/episodes/1790-how-do-you-know-you-re-advancing-q-a-vol-297/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-611126/1790-how-do-you-know-you-re-advancing-q-a-vol-297.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}