1614: Is Yoga All About the Journey—or About Hitting the Target? | Q & A Vol. 279

Wisdom of the Sages

David Ramella

Hardcore, Yoga, Dharma, Kaustubhadas, Bhakti, Srimadbhagavatam, Wisdom, Bhagavadgita, Hinduism, Raghunath, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Punk, Raycappo

5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Modern spirituality often says yoga is all about the journey. But is that what the ancient teachings really meant?

In this focused and eye-opening Q & A episode, Kaustubha explores samādhi and the true aim of yoga. Drawing from the Upanishads and Bhakti tradition, he reveals how yoga isn’t aimless—it’s intentional, transformational, and love-driven.

You’ll also hear how Krishna’s call for surrender in the Bhagavad-gītā—often misunderstood as bossy—is actually rooted in compassion and transcendental clarity.

What You’ll Learn:
•⁠ ⁠The real goal of samādhi and how yoga stays focused
•⁠ ⁠Why Krishna asks for everything—and how it’s not about ego
•⁠ ⁠How even negative emotions can purify when directed toward God
•⁠ ⁠Shishupala’s surprising liberation through hatred
•⁠ ⁠Why Krishna’s confidence isn’t arrogance—and what it means for us

This isn’t vague spiritualism—it’s grounded wisdom for the seeker who wants clarity, depth, and a target worth aiming for.

Listen now and rediscover why love—with direction—is the heart of yoga.

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0:58.2	Ome is the bow, right? You have a mantra to chant. That's the bow. That's what's going to shoot you. The self is the arrow. The supreme person, Brahman is the target. A sober person,
1:06.9	right, a person that's got a clear thinking mind, a sober person whose mind is not, let's say, intoxicated or inebriated by pursuing material things, confused in that way.
1:20.9	A sober person should make himself like an arrow, right?
1:24.8	Aim for that.
1:25.8	And aim for that target.
1:27.8	So I'm just using this as one, what I feel is a very clear example of going to the original
1:36.6	sources of yoga teachings, not to what any new age speaker may be presenting, but going
1:42.2	to the original sources and saying, look, yoga was always conceived of as a practice
1:47.5	where there's a very clear goal, a very clear focus,
1:51.2	one pursues it with determination.
1:54.4	So in that sense, yoga is goal-oriented,
1:58.3	but it's not materially goal-oriented.
2:29.6	Oh, no, Bhagavatae. yoga is goal oriented, but it's not materially goal oriented. Live from New York City's upro Live from New York City's Upper West Side.
2:33.0	This is Wisdom of the Sage is a daily yoga podcast, a daily spiritual podcast.
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