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Ep 27 The Power of Play
Play is no mundane thing. It elicits joy (ānanda), which, according to the ancients is part and parcel of the divine presence. Indeed, all the world is even understood as the play of the divine (līlā). Hear what...
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Ep 26 Guru’s Grace: The Wisdom of Sharing Wisdom
We have a special episode for you this week in celebration for the upcoming holiday associated with Sunday's full moon, Gur Pūrṇimā. Learn the story of a sage who mastered Vedic texts but needed to learn something...
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Ep 25 Indra’s Thunderbolt: Wielding the Secret Fire
Hear the tale of how Indra, King of Gods, defeats the serpent demon Vṛtra with the help of the great Sage Dadīchi, and his energized bones! This story is embodied in the yoga posture Vajrāsana (thunderbolt pose).
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Ep 24 The Sovereign and the Sage: Balancing Social and Spiritual Selves
Hear of the epic feud between Vasiṣṭha, best of sages, and king Viśvāmitra over the wish-fulfilling cow, and learn what it teaches about integrate social and spiritual selves.
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Ep 23 Hanumān and the Sun: Where Monkey Mind meets Spiritual Seeking
When young, Hanumān mistakes the rising Sun for a ripe mango, and flies to heaven to devour it. He later realizes that this hunger was actually a thirst for spiritual knowledge and seeks out the Sun for spiritual...
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Ep 22 Hanumān’s Feminine Power
Why is Hanumān so powerful? Why is he ever chaste and without consort? Hear the wisdom he learned from his mother about the power of the feminine force.
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Ep 21 Sītā’s Separation: Reflections from the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Why does Rāma abandon Sītā after fighter so hard to win her back? What role does separation play in the Rāmāyaṇa? What can it teach you about how to deal with separation in your own life?
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Ep 20 The Wisdom of Creative Inspiration: The Primordial Poet and Sanskrit’s “First Verse”
Hear the tale of the great sage Vālmīki and the painful process whereby he births Sanskrit verse, with which he composes the story of Rāma.
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Ep 19 The Three Wishes
What is the best thing to wish for? What would you wish for if you had three wishes? Hear of the strife and wisdom which entails when Shiva grants a man a wish fulfilling mantra that gives him three wishes…
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Ep 18 The Stories Behind the Poses: Which Warrior for Warrior Pose?
Why are yoga poses named about mythic characters? In this episode, Dr. Raj discusses the relationship between mythic stories and yoga poses. He also talks about the backstory of his book “The Stories Behind the Poses"...
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Ep 17 Is Reality More than the Material? An Interview with Modern Philosopher Bernardo Kastrup
This week we're sharing an exciting crosspost and conversation with Bernardo Kastrup, PhD from the New Books Network: New Books in Indian Religions podcast. At the vanguard of the modern renaissance of metaphysical...
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Ep 16 Mārkaṇḍeya’s Metamorphosis: The Story of Staying Forever Young
Hear Dr. Raj tell the story of Sage Mārkaṇḍeya, the boon that brought him into the world, and the boon that grants him immortal life, forever young, ever sixteen. How do we know when we are making the right decision,...
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