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Ep 60 - Learning Vedic Chanting: A Conversation with Shantala Sriramaiah
Dr. Raj speaks with Vedic chanting teacher Shantala Sriramaiah about life at the intersection of ancient lineage and modern online learning. In addition to Shantalaās journey, we discuss her platform Veda Studies and...
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Ep 59 - Learning Ancient Languages: A Conversation with Antonia Ruppel
Sanskritist and seasoned teacher Dr. Antonia Ruppel shares her views on the merits and pitfalls of academic enterprise, the brave new world of self-employed scholarship and the teaching of ancient languages.
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Ep 58 - Life Learning with Wendy Doniger
Wendy Donigerās An American Girl in India: Letters and Recollections, 1963ā64 (2022) is a memoir-style collection of letters and reflections from her first trip to India as a young scholar. It offers a rare glimpse...
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Ep 57 - New DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya Sanskrit Course
Meet Anya Golovkova who is soon teaching an online 9-week Sanskrit DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya reading course at Yogic Studies ā starts May 5!
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Ep 56 - Dr. Raj Interviewed on Yoga, Tantra & Indian Spirituality
Have a listen to this longform podcast episode where Dr. Raj is interviewed on connections across mythology, yoga postures, tantra, powers, consciousness ā and more! The interviewer is Raghav Sharma from Discovery of...
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Ep 55 - Neither Night Nor Day: The Power of Paradox
What time is it when it is neither night not day? What space is neither indoors nor outdoors? Why would we even want to entertain such considerations? Hear the story of how Viį¹£į¹u outsmarted a demon leveraging the...
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Ep 54 - Viį¹£į¹u's Yogic Sleep
Why does Viį¹£į¹u slumber at the end of the age? Is ābeing asleepā not the opposite of being awakened, i.e., consciousness? Or does this sleep represent a different state of consciousness altogether? Listen in as Dr. Raj...
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Ep 53 - Anniversary Episode: Dr. Rajās āLiving in Alignmentā Interview with Amy Landry
Today marks the one-year anniversary of The Indian Wisdom Podcast! As such weāre sharing a fascinating recent interview Dr. Raj gave on the Living in Alignment podcast with Amy Landry. The interview features elements...
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Ep 52 - Sarasvatī and Subtle Sound
Why does SarasvatÄ« represent eloquence, artistry and sound itself? And what does she have to do with Vedic revelation? Learn about the interplay between Creator and Creativity (BrahmÄ and SarasvatÄ«) and what this has...
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Ep 51 - Who's Your GÄdhÄ«? Swapping Sages and Kings
GÄdhÄ« wants to become a Daddy and requests that his son-in-law Sage į¹cÄ«ka to prepare a porridge for his wife to conceive a royal son. The sage prepares two brews: a royal brew for his mother-in-law and a sage sauce...
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EP 50 - Åvetaketuās Education: What Canāt Be Learnt at School
The great sage UddÄlaka sends his son Åvetaketu away for a proper education spanning 12 years from the ages of 12 to 24. Yet upon return, though learned, Åvetaketu still hasnāt learned the most important spiritual...
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Ep 49 - Viį¹£į¹u's Fish Incarnation: The Power of Protection
Manu agrees to protect a tiny fish ā why? This fish grows to mammoth proportions and reveals himself to be Viį¹£į¹u himself. What does this tale teach about the function of protection?
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