About this episode

The episode explores the value of life choices through the lens of Vedic philosophy and the teachings of Krishna.

Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." With every choice, we're trading the moments of our life for something. The Vedic tradition asks: what is it actually worth – material prosperity? Liberation? Bhakti Vedanta points higher — divine love, connection with the very origin of your existence. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore the meaning of Krishna's Lila, which may sound like mythology or a fairy tale. But at the pinnacle of Vedantic thought, after hundreds of thousands of Sanskrit verses building a complete philosophy of existence, we arrive here: Krishna is the origin and sustainer of all that is. And beyond that — his intimate love makes one forget all worldly attachments and gives the highest fulfillment the soul can find. Srimad Bhagavatam 10:31.9-16 ******************************************************************** 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/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK…

People in this episode

Hosts: Raghunath Cappo, Kaustubha Das

Topics covered

• life choices
• Vedic tradition
• divine love
• Krishna's Lila
• material prosperity
• liberation
• Bhakti Vedanta

Keywords

• Thoreau
• life exchange
• Vedantic thought
• worldly attachments
• highest fulfillment
• Krishna
• Bhakti

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Srimad Bhagavatam, Gopī Gīta

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