1562: Where Mystic Power Falls Short
Wisdom of the Sages
David Ramella
5 • 970 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Despite achieving what many spiritual seekers only dream of— intense renunciation, self control and mystic abilities—some yogi’s in the still suffer from fear and emptiness. In this eye-opening episode, Kaustubha and guest co-host Kishori Gopi explore the downfalls of two great mystic yogis and the deeper message their stories carry: that real transformation lies not in knowledge or austerity, but from the purity of one’s heart.
Through the stories of Durvāsā, Saubhari, and the unwavering devotion of Ambarīṣa, we uncover how even the most exalted yogic accomplishments are hollow without love, humility, and inner simplicity.
Key Highlights:
• Why mystic power can increase pride—and suffering
• How Ambarīṣa’s humility outshines a yogi’s austerity
• “Simplicity seeks God, purity enjoys Him” — the Thomas à Kempis quote unpacked
• A Bhāgavatam verse revealing that even Lord Vishnu doesn’t enjoy His own opulence without the love of the devotees
Tune in to this illuminating episode to understand what truly moves the heart of God—and why it has little to do with how “spiritually accomplished” we appear.
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| 0:00.0 | Namaste everybody, it's Raganath, and I want to announce my autumn pilgrimage 2025 to sacred India. |
| 0:08.6 | Tons of Kirtan, tons of Bhakti. |
| 0:11.1 | It is my great passion and pleasure to take people to sacred cities, sacred rivers, sacred people, |
| 0:18.8 | and of course, amazing vegetarian and vegan food prepared with love. |
| 0:25.2 | If India's been calling you, this could be the trip. |
| 0:28.6 | Go to my website, ragunov.orgia.orgia,000-J-N-A-T-H-U-N-A-T-H-E-H-N-A-T-H-E-T-H-U-N-A-T-H-D-H-D-H-Yoga-S-I-T-H-E-T-H-E-T-E-V-E-V-E-B-E-V-E-B-E-W-E-E-L-E-V-E-L-E-L-E-L-E-L-E-L-E-R-E-E-L-E-R-E-E he had abilities that it's not just like abilities that um that someone has to work really hard to get |
| 0:58.6 | like to get these mystic powers that he had you have to really perform intense austerities for |
| 1:04.7 | you have to have self-control way beyond what you know like a super athlete or you know incredible classical musician or gymnast |
| 1:14.3 | or something like that has to achieve that level that dervassa had achieved but it didn't grant him |
| 1:22.8 | happiness in life and as a matter of fact he found himself and what it did was it kind of increased his pride and arrogance. |
| 1:30.3 | Right. And he, and he, and he was suffering for it. |
| 1:34.3 | Oh, no, Bhagavati, Vasudevaea. Oh, Nao, Bhagavati, |
| 1:45.0 | Basque de Bahamah. |
| 1:47.0 | Life from New York's Upper West Side, this is Wisdom of the Sages, a daily spiritual podcast, |
| 2:08.8 | and today I'm your host, Kastubidaz. |
| 2:11.9 | Roganath is in transit. |
| 2:14.5 | Is that correct, Mary? |
| 2:15.7 | That's right. |
| 2:16.3 | He's on his way to Florida with Turun. |
| 2:18.8 | Oh, okay. This is like a family thing, right? |
| 2:22.0 | Yeah, a little family trip. Okay, so you got Tarun and they're going down there to see Rocco? |
| 2:27.6 | Yep, exactly. And Sachi's down there right now as well. |
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