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Wisdom of the Sages

1634: Austerity + Purpose = Growth: A Yogi’s Formula for Rebooting the Mind

Wisdom of the Sages

David Ramella

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

5970 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Could the computer of your mind be full of corrupted files? In this fiery and hilarious episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how ancient yogic wisdom offers a practical system for mental clarity and inner growth. Drawing from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and everyday insight, they explain how tapasya (austerity), prāṇāyāma (breath control), and the guidance of a guru work like an antivirus program to restore your true nature.

You’ll hear about the dangers of comfort addiction, why meaninglessness thrives in a pleasure-soaked culture, and how purpose + austerity = real growth.

And check out the Mahavatar Narsimha film at 

https://youtu.be/wkOYEhjAXyo?si=kvLrIDWoPwHmoZeP

Whether you’re training your breath, resisting temptation, or just trying to stay off the mental junk food, this episode offers a clear, empowering path forward. #BhaktiYoga #Tapasya #SpiritualGrowth #MentalClarity #WisdomOfTheSages #SrimadBhagavatam #YogaForTheMind

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0:00.0

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0:08.4

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0:14.7

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0:19.5

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0:22.7

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0:26.4

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0:30.8

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0:36.1

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0:59.6

oppressive, religious kind of thing. No, they're looking at it like even mechanically.

1:04.5

That my, that our minds do become corrupted by ideas, false ideas, crazy ideas, ideas

1:10.2

that rather than that disallow our mind to be

1:13.9

connected with ourself. And so it becomes an instrument that was working against us rather than

1:19.2

working for us. And the yogis are saying that there are ways that you can rid those files

1:26.0

from your, rid the computer of those files there there is a

1:29.8

an antivirus program that you can run and that's yoga and it does involve breathing you

1:36.0

know because breath affects the mind and here it's also saying that involves austerity right

1:41.2

it it it that if you deny yourself certain comforts and if you voluntarily accept certain

1:50.3

discomforts it can have a purifying effect on the mind because the mind is programmed to seek

1:57.1

comfort right seek comfort and that comfort can actually, it can corrupt our mind

2:04.4

so, that that's seeking and that false idea that I need comfort and that my happiness

2:10.0

is found in external comforts. It diverts us from the real happiness that is our true nature.

2:15.9

And our life can begin to feel very meaningless and purposeless and depressing.

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