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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 over a dozen books and has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM, and at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA. You can find out more about his work at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
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Ep. 40 - Prana, Pranayama & Hanuman
Describing the conjuncture of the material and immaterial, Dr. Robert Svoboda teaches us how to work with Prana through Pranayama and the wisdom of Hanuman.
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In this episode, Dr. Robert Svoboda enlightens us on:Prana as a bridge between the material and non-material worldsHow Prana influences every part of us that moves around, from our minds, digestion, to our circulatory systemCultivating Prana through Pranayama: perceiving Prana within our bodies and working with itAchieving Pranayama with breathing control, devotion to a diety, meditation, and moreConstriction and control versus a steady alignmentPoetry, personal experiences, and connecting to realityLearning about Prana through the wisdom of Hanuman“The mind itself is conscious only because Prana provides it that quality of connection to a supreme consciousness that facilitates our being able to mirror that consciousness in whatever limited way we are able to do so.” – Dr. Svoboda
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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.
Dr. Svoboda was born in Texas in 1953, and in 1972 earned a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma in Chemistry with a minor in French. After being ritually initiated into the Pokot tribe of northern Kenya as its first white member in June 1973 he moved to India, where he lived from 1973-80 and 1982-86, receiving his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (Ayurvedacharya) from the University of Poona in 1980. In his final year of study at the Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya he won all but one of the University of Poona’s awards for academic excellence in Ayurveda, including the Ram Narayan Sharma Gold Medal.
The Aghori Vimalananda also owned thoroughbred race horses, and Dr. Svoboda served as his Authorized Racing Agent at the Royal Western India Turf Club in Bombay and Poona between 1975 and 1985. He later served as Adjunct Faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM, and at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA.
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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Ep. 39 – Karmic Debt
Dr. Svoboda offers an illuminating talk on honoring and working with our Rnanubandhanas, our karmic debts, in this lifetime and others.
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In this episode, Dr. Robert Svoboda shines light on:
-Rnanubandhanas – the karmic debts and bonds we bring into this lifetime and others
-Navigating the nuances of our specific karmas
-Getting free from the bindings of our rnanubandhanas
-Fair exchange and how not to create more rnanubandhanas
-Honoring and working with our debts to people, places, parents, teachers, humanity, food, and knowledge
-The Aghori Vimalanda’s wisdom around the four most important categories of rnanubandhana – Knowledge, Spouse, Money/Prosperity, Death
-Becoming Mukta (free, liberated)
“Whatever you obtain in your current lifetime, you are obtaining it because there has been a very definite connection in the past that has caused this delivery to occur in the present.” – Dr. Svoboda paraphrasing wisdom from the Aghori Vimalananda
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Ep. 38 – Esoteric Ramayana
Illuminating the stories of Rama and Sita, Dr. Robert Svoboda offers a thorough explanation of the esoteric Ramayana.
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"That very ego that Kundalini is now trying to transform into pure Shakti that will focus on the soul, is being corrupted by that remnant of the ego that wants to maintain a limited individuality." – Dr. Svoboda
In this episode Dr. Robert Svoboda gives a comprehensive talk on:The spiritual progress of an individual soulThe trials and tribulations of Rama and SitaFocusing on the Supreme Reality Shakti and the EgoThe esoteric meaning in ancient textsAwakening Kundalini
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Ep. 37 – Hanuman Story Time
In this special Hanuman story time, Dr. Svoboda shares illuminating and heart opening stories of the service-oriented Hindu monkey deity, Sri Hanuman-ji.
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"As is traditional when telling the story of the Ramayana, we specially invite Hanuman to come and sit, because that is the thing that he most likes to do. He likes to hear the Ramayana not because he wants to hear about his own story, but because he is focused always and eternally on Rama." – Dr. Robert Svoboda
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Ep. 36 – Ways of Knowing Things
In an educational lecture on possessing knowledge, Dr. Robert Svoboda describes the four pramanas of Ayurveda.
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“No matter how accurate our perception is, it is only a teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy fragment of what there is to perceive.” – Dr. Robert Svoboda
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Ep. 35 – Daksha's Yajna
Dr. Svoboda shares the Hindu mythological story of Daksha's Yajna – the sacrifice of Daksha – involving the leela (play) of Shiva, Sati, & more.
"If you're trying too much to be too holy, you're going to get in trouble." – Dr. Robert Svoboda
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Customer Reviews
Unlimited Resource of Wisdom and Inspiration
I’ve been studying Vedic wisdom for quite some time and discovered Dr Svoboda about a year ago. He has such a clear and beautiful way of explaining stories from the Vedic culture. Many of these stories I had heard before but it didn’t really click until I listened to the here. There’s timeless wisdom presented in a relatable fashion, sometimes with humor and always with reverence. This has become my favorite go-to podcast.
One of the best for all things Vedic
I started studying with “Robbie” back in 1991 while I was a student at The Ayurvedic Institute. I’ve always loved his teaching style of humor and profound wisdom. He makes amazing sense explaining complex, deep concepts of Ayurveda, Samkhya philosophy, and Jyotish. Really valuing this podcast.
Fascinating
Having known of Dr Svoboda through my interest in Ayurveda over long years, and his place as a revered and very knowledgeable pundit on the topic, I find it fascinating to learn of his beginnings. I see that he was precocious, open, curious, perceptive and determined even as a young man. It takes something to weather new landscapes, cultures and systems to quench one's thirst for learning or to follow one's heart. I myself am from India & Mumbai, but in Dr Svoboda I see somebody more well-versed in all things India. I take away many inspiring and life affirming nuggets whenever I listen to Dr Svoboda. Much gratitude and awe _()_