{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"1743: Krishna Isn\u2019t Immoral \u2014 He\u2019s Trans-Moral Bhakti-Yoga\u2019s Radical Insight on Love and Surrender","description":"&amp;nbsp;In this episode of Wisdom of the Sages, Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack a controversial passage from the \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam \u2014 the ancient Sanskrit text of Vedic wisdom centered on Krishna and the path of Bhakti Yoga. The story describes Krishna interacting with the gop\u012bs of Vrindavan \u2014 the cowherd women whose consciousness was completely absorbed in devotion to Him. At first glance the scene appears morally troubling, but the sages explain that it reveals a deeper spiritual principle: divine love exists beyond ordinary moral frameworks. Along the way the discussion moves between the \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam, the Bhagavad Gita, Shakespeare, and classic jazz love songs, showing how even great romantic lyrics can echo the bhakti insight that the deepest love longs to give everything. In Bhakti Yoga this is called \u0101tma-nivedanam, the complete offering of oneself to the Divine \u2014 and when devotion reaches that level, Krishna reciprocates and awakens the soul\u2019s highest consciousness.  ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtube.com\/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/podcasts\/apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wisdom-of-the-sages\/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/facebook.com\/wisdomofthesages108  ********************************************************************* ","author_name":"Wisdom of the Sages","author_url":"http:\/\/wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40423295\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199576955"}