About this episode

The episode discusses contrasting views on worth and the good life through the lens of the Bhagavatam.

A teenager thinks his father is a loser because he doesn't drive a Lamborghini. The Bhagavatam asks: when you can use your arm as a pillow, what is the necessity of a pillow at all? These two visions of the good life are further apart than they look — and closer together than you'd expect. Canto 2, Chapter 2 continues Shukadeva Goswami's answer to Pariksit's question: what should a person do who is about to die? Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, joins host ...

People in this episode

Host: Host Name

Guest: Shaunaka Rishi Das

Topics covered

• worth
• good life
• Bhagavatam
• spirituality
• Hindu philosophy
• death
• parenting

Keywords

• Bhagavatam
• worth
• good life
• Hinduism
• spirituality
• Shaunaka Rishi Das
• Shukadeva Goswami
• Pariksit
• death
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

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