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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 servi ...
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Rebel Spirit Radio explores the frontiers of spirituality, consciousness, the esoteric, and humanity’s sacred relationship with a living earth.
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Salty Thoughts with Tamal Dodge focuses on stimulating discussion with the world’s leading professionals in yoga, health, conscious business, fitness, food and meditation. This Podcast is hosted by Tamal Dodge who will guide these epic exciting shows focused on giving it’s listeners the most cutting edge information on how to better your life and the world.
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In this episode of Rebel Spirit Radio, I welcome Ray Raghunath Cappo, founder of the hardcore punk band Youth of Today and the spiritually-driven band Shelter. Ray shares his inspiring journey from punk rock to spirituality, discussing his memoir From Punk to Monk. He delves into his spiritual awakening in India, his life in ashrams, and his curren…
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How should I navigate differences of opinions regarding important decisions on my Bhakti path? / How do we balance our material/human reactions & necessities with our spiritual aspirations? / Why don't we chant over the 'guru' bead? ********************************************************************* LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AN…
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becoming aware and contemplative to see miracles everywhere / “when you are grateful, you are happy” - Thich Nhat Hanh / Bhaktivedanta takes spiritual gratitude to its conclusion - who are we grateful to? / I’s collide / Sri Caitanya’s teaching are so illuminating - that we are both one with, and different from, God / should we have learned Sanskri…
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Exploring paganism, folklore and modern spirituality with Ben Stimpson
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Ben Stimson, an integrative therapist, author, and folklorist returns to Rebel Spirit Radio to delve into the evolving nature of paganism, witchcraft, and modern spiritual movements. This insightful discussion explores the intersections of neo-paganism, queer communities, and the unique blend of fandom and spirituality as safe spaces for identity f…
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security, guidance, wisdom, and power flow from a solid, unchanging core / wherever you look, you can see examples of the rotation around a center as a healthy, harmonious model / Brahma helps the Devas get centered around Vishnu / India’s temples were architecturally designed to center our awareness / Kerala Mural art’s depictions of the universal…
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Brahma and the Devas goes to the ocean of milk / Raghunath’s body is a universe / don’t think slave master - think dog master / Vishnu’s omniscience / the material body resembles the wheel of a mental chariot / Brahma establishes the nature of the self in relation to Vishnu, the hub of the wheel of samsara / you are that - and at the same time diff…
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1441: Livin' la Brahmaloka
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scientific research has determined that people driving luxury cars are 5 times more likely to cut off other drivers / we must consider how the body that we are in is affecting our thoughts and behaviors / through Bhakti one let’s go of all upadhis (false designations) / Lord Indra - the Bhagavatam’s repeated reference to confusion and embarrassment…
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Raghunath interviews Hrdaya Caitanya about his walking journey from France to India and his realizations along the way. ********************************************************************* 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/@Wisdo…
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1439: Unworthiness, Forgiveness & Codependency / Q & A with Dhanya Rico
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How can I root out my feelings of unworthiness and my need for validation and sympathy, so that I can genuinely practice Bhakti? / How to apologize and how to forgive in a genuine way? / When I set boundaries, I feel guilt. Is this my codependent nature creeping in? Dhanya Rico holds a Master’s degree in Counselor Education, and holds a Specialist’…
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hearing from our people in Lebanon / we’re all shifting positions / Bhakti is taking our listeners beyond the ignorance of nationalism / laying out the universal staffs / our universe is like a tiny mustard sed in a huge bag of seeds / zooming out to see the Universal rulers as insignificant (and Krishna beyond them) / God comes as a Tortoise!?! / …
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The UFO Paradox with Keith Thompson
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Rebel Spirit Radio welcomes Keith Thompson, a renowned author and independent journalist, to explore the intricate realms of UFO phenomena and their profound implications on our understanding of reality. Drawing from his latest book, The UFO Paradox, Thompson discusses the shifting paradigm in UFO perception and its connection with mythology, synch…
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Thomas Merton on the greatest need of our time / our ritual morning trance is being set by algorithms / today’s news editors are algorithms, focused on increasing user engagement by exploiting our weakness to click on hate, greed and fear / choose healthy algorithms for your mind / re-engaging the senses in something positive and uplifting / fill y…
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zooming out to get the past-life background stories / the nature of Krishna is that all he does is bless / fear is just the inability to see Krishna’s hand in everything / as different as we are, we all go through the same things / the crocodile is revealed as a former Gandharva / the elephant is revealed as King Indradyumna / King Indradyumna reno…
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“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” - The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. / “I'm for truth, no matter who tells it.” - Malcolm X / spiritual knowledge is the only panacea / only those free of materialistic strategies have the bandwidth to absorb their minds in God within their hearts / home, re…
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1434: Why Don't You Take a Clear Stance on U.S. Politics? / Q & A Volume 245
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I’ve been a bit concerned about the both side-ism you have maintained regarding U.S. politics. Why don’t you take a clear political stance on your podcast? / How can I root out my need for validation and sympathy, so that I can genuinely practice Bhakti? *************************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? W…
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“Nature has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity.” / nothing makes senses until we understand that there are 2 types of energy, material and spiritual / life (consciousness) doesn’t operate according to material laws / huge atheistic speculations grounded on tiny bits of scientific research / …
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the purifying feeling of satsang / learning spirituality through studying the relationships of Vaishnavas / who am I emulating (among the characters of Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita)? / accepting criticism and correction / “The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.” - Michelangelo / a false presumption among atheists - that God is…
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Vishnu can not be known by the mind and senses / Vishnu is know through devotion, pure of material desire / the nondual Supreme Absolute Truth manifests as the avatars, the material energy and as the impersonal, attritubeless brahman / even our own body is not our own / the false presumption that for something to be accepted as real it must be perc…
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we lock our hearts in caskets of selfishness / for the sake of love God becomes vulnerable / to practice Bhakti we need to understand who we are, who Krishna is, and the nature of the relationship / Krishna is the Purusha - the primeval, personal, animating principle / Krishna is the earth, the potter, the potter's wheel and the pot / qualification…
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1429: Mantras are Capsules of Spiritual Awareness
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At every crossroads on the path that leads to spiritual consciousness, the mind has placed 10,000 thoughts to guard material consciousness / confronting our comforts, pleasures and fears / don’t medicate- meditate / don’t DEflect - REflect / seeing behind the minds of others / karmic reactions, manifest and unmanifest / Gajendra fixed his mind in h…
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Raghunath and Jiva G discuss hitting rock bottom, finding your higher power, uprooting anarthas, and the importance of a 12 step program. Check out Jiva's Bhakti Recovery podcast. Learn more at https://www.bhaktirecoverygroup.com *************************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED…
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As someone is not as a formal devotee, I struggle when asked to explain my spirituality. Could you offer any suggestions on how I might describe my spiritual stance to others? / If we can always pick up our spiritual life again in the next life, then what is the urgency of practicing in this lifetime? / Can you explain who is addressed as a maharaj…
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All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. - William Shakespeare / infant, school boy, lover, soldier, justice, old man & infant again / we’re destined to perform a karmic role for a few days / spiritual knowledge helps one to pass through stages of life gracefully / Same substance, but More depth / appreciation sets the min…
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Healing with 5-MeO-DMT with Steve Rio
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In this episode, I am joined by Steve Rio, who, with his wife Austin, co-founded Enfold, a Canadian retreat center grounded in Buddhist philosophy that utilizes the entheogen 5-Meo DMT, breathwork, meditation, and somatic therapy to lead participants to deep healing and spiritual enrichment by nurturing interconnection and helping them remember wha…
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1425: Rethinking "Surrender" as an Active Verb
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examining surrender in various contexts: military, romantic, artistic, spiritual / surrendering the ego / Kaustubha concedes that Raghu is more of a “wood guy” - but they both have to let this identity go / actively choosing to accept our fate / Krishna lets us run til we’re materially exhausted / our real bio: I’m a tiny spirit soul here for a few…
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Manu and the Devas are the universal staff in service of Vishnu / Manu is preserving the sad-dharma over the course of his age / the 8th canto illustrates what surrender looks like through 3 narrations (Gajendra, the churning of the ocean of milk & Bali Maharaja) / lets not redefine Bhakti in order to sound inclusive / we don’t object to a person's…
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“Wisdom is not knowledge, it is a realization of the scheme and of one's own part in it.” - Algernon Blackwood / THE UNIVERSAL SCHEME: you are designed to enjoy divine love (but you're not ready for it until you're free of all selfishness) / we’re doing the material world wrong / the faith of Richard Dawkins / the most fantastic creation myth is th…
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