Through a retelling of classical Indian stories, Dr. Robert Svoboda pays homage to the most beloved saint of Maharashtra, Jnaneshwara.

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“He produced what many people believe is the first commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that was not written in Sanskrit. In my opinion, it is still the best commentary on the Bhagavad Gita for many reasons, not least because he gives a very clear and detailed explanation of how to awaken Kundalini if you are of a mind to do so.” –Dr. Svoboda

This week on Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda discusses:

• Jnaneshwara’s detailed commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and awakening Kundalini
• Jnaneshwara’s father: a story of retracted renunciation and becoming a family of outcasts
• The devotion of Yogi Changdev to Saint Jnaneshwara
• The story of Pundalik's devotion and the famous image of Vishnu standing on a brick
• How Jnaneshwara decided to take Jeeva Samadhi
• The Pasayadan: a prayer for all written by Jnaneshwara about the gift of divine grace

“Jnaneshwara said to himself, 'I’ve seen the perfection of the tantras and using magic, and I’ve seen the perfection of using Bhakti. What more do I have to experience in the world?' It’s said that is what caused him to take jeeva samadhi.” –Dr. Svoboda

About Dr. Robert Svoboda:

Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of twelve books including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution and the Aghora series, which discusses his experiences with his mentor during the years 1975 – 1983.

In the years since 1986, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively, spending three months per year on average in India. He often speaks on Ayurveda, Jyotish, Tantra and allied subjects in locales across the world.

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Dr. Svoboda explains our tumultuous world through the lens of Rahu, an Indian shadow planet that influences our world.

This week on Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda shares:

• The confusing, multi-polar, world which we are living in
• The current manifestation of Rahu (a shadow planet in Indian Astrology)
• The myth of The Churning of the Ocean of Milk and Rahu’s cosmic origin
• How those influenced by Rahu are highly interested in scheming, immortality, and grandiosity
• The three times of Rahu in the United States (The birth of the United States & Revolutionary War, 1895-1913, and 2015-current times)
• Tremendous concentrations of wealth vs. poverty and great confusion around the truth
• Navigating how to live through 8 more years of Rahu
• The current U.S. president as an incarnation of Rahu
• Grandiosity, spiritual inflation, and ego-driven delusions in times of Rahu
• Following Ayurveda and being with Sangha as antidotes to the effects of Rahu
• Putting our focus on nature, our guru, and a vision of a more peaceful future

“Human beings are being strongly influenced by shadows, in particular the shadows on their screens. Yes, those are colorful shadows and they're back-lit, but they’re still shadows. They’re representations of reality that claim to be real, when in fact they’re simply shadowy images. Image more than actual reality is what Rahu is all about.” – Dr. Svoboda

About Dr. Robert Svoboda:

Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of twelve books including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution and the Aghora series, which discusses his experiences with his mentor during the years 1975 – 1983.

In the years since 1986, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively, spending three months per year on average in India. He often speaks on Ayurveda, Jyotish, Tantra and allied subjects in locales across the world.

Join Dr. Svoboda’s courses, watch the latest video in Dr. Svoboda’s 5 Minutes series on Youtube and follow Dr. Svoboda on Facebook and Instagram for updates, events, and new content. You can also check out www.drsvoboda.com

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Focusing on the value of relationships, Robert Svoboda discusses genuine friendship and the concept of Runanubandh.

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This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Robert Svoboda lectures on:

• True friendship and a familial connection
• The root of the Sanskrit word for friend
• Vimalananda and the quality of friendliness
• Sangha, Satsang, and what real friendship is all about
• Being mindful of who we associate with
• Recognizing when our friendships are beneficial or not
• Runanubandh and the karmic debts that may bring people together
• Knowing when to end a relationship
• Having patience when enduring a disconnection
• The positive imprints from real friendships

"In satsang, we should come together and attempt to assist one another to go beyond our limitations. That’s what real friendship should be about. Devoting your attention and your energy, your life force, your prana, to extending yourself out to your friends to attempt to assist them to be able to live their lives better and more satisfactorily, more meaningfully, and investing some of your prana, investing some of your life force in order to do this.” – Dr. Svoboda

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Dr. Svoboda is joined by Dr. Fred Smith & Paula Crossfield to share the many cosmic lessons learned from Vimalananda.

This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Robert Svoboda , Dr. Fred Smith, and Paula Crossfield discuss:

• How Dr. Svoboda and Dr. Smith met Vimalananda
• Transforming what we ingest
• The unusual and auspicious things that Vimalananda made happen
• Vimalananda’s capacity to enliven tantric forces
• Dealing with karmic debt
• Being attuned to the celestial realm
• Vimalananda’s lessons on the cosmic forces in trees
• Becoming sensitized to our own senses
• Magic and mantras in the kitchen
• The challenges of being born in the west

Read more about Vimalananda on Drsvoboda.com.

“This was a way that he was teaching, by just sensitizing us to use our own senses” – Dr. Fred Smith

About Dr. Fred Smith:

Dr. Fred Smith studied Sanskrit for more than a decade in Pune, Madras, and elsewhere in India, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is known for his work on Vedic ritual and the early sixteenth-century philosopher Vallabhacarya, whose work he has been translating. With his work on deity and spirit possession, his interest in Indian religious and spiritual experience has assumed a unique form. He teaches at the University of Iowa.

About Paula Crossfield:

Paula Crossfield is Vedic astrologer and Business Coach dedicated to helping a million spirit-led entrepreneurs make more money and impact so they can bankroll the change they want to see in the world. Her insights on astrology and business strategy have helped her clients build sustainable five figure+ per month incomes while still embodying their values.

For more information on 1-on-1 opportunities and group coaching programs with Paula, go to www.weaveyourbliss.com, where you can also get the 2023 Astrology Guidebook

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Explaining the Hindu goddess Kali, Dr. Svoboda lectures on disrupting structure in order to see supreme reality.

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This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Robert Svoboda explains:

• The 700 verses of Shri Durga Saptashati
• A description of Kali’s attributes
• Ayurveda and the separation of the desirable versus undesirable
• The manifestation of Mahamaya
• Blood as the representation of Prana
• How Kali fights off the enemies of our spiritual development
• Kali Shakti and awakening awareness
• Kundalini and identifying with Shiva
• Removing Maya and turning it into consciousness
• The difference between Kali and Kali Yuga
• Time, death, and darkness
• The liberation that comes from destruction
• Images of the goddess as incarnations and invocations

“Everything you see is in the process of falling to pieces … and Kali is standing there as the manifestation of what will happen to everything and everyone. There will be that total destruction and that reversion of everything into something new.” – Dr. Robert Svoboda

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