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.
1838: The Cave Opened After We Swept It | Pilgrim Stories from the Himalayas
You spent the money, took the time off, and flew halfway around the world. So where's the payoff? In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha, live from Govardhan Hill, sit down with pilgrims just back from the Himalayas: Badrinath, the cave of Vyasa, and the banks of the Ganges. A couple waiting in the snow outside a locked cave picks up a broom. A man who was once married to his work finds the community he never had. A woman who calls herself a lifelong complainer learns to surrender while her mother lies in a hospital back home. These are honest stories of cold, crowds, grief, and the strange joy of a four-hour line, and of what changes when we stop trying to get something out of the spiritual life and start serving it.
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28 Oct 2026
1837: Flirting with Krishna | Live with Pilgrims from the Himalayas
Some people meet Krishna, feel overwhelmed, and run. Years later, they find themselves bathing in the Ganges in the Himalayas. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha go live from Devprayag, where two sacred rivers meet to form the Ganges, to hear from the pilgrims traveling with them: a hardcore kid from Prague, a dentist from Vermont, a self-described skeptic of language, and a young woman who found bhakti through her Uber driver. Each once flirted with Krishna, walked away, and discovered he was still there. What draws a person back to a path they once wandered from?
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22 Oct 2026
1836: The Absolute Truth Goes to School | Why Krishna Studied Under a Guru
He is the origin of every branch of knowledge, and yet he sits down at the feet of a teacher. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha, live from the ISKCON temple in Toronto, follow Krishna and Balarāma as they leave their village life behind and enter a guru's school. Why would the all-knowing seek a teacher at all? And what does his example reveal about humility, gratitude, and the lost art of being a student in an age that takes its teachers for granted?
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.45.20–34
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