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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. 56 – Ancestors

Épisode 56

vendredi 18 septembre 2026 • Durée 31:20

From the genetic and cultural forces that shape us to Hindu remembrance rituals, Dr. Svoboda explores what it means to live in relationship with our ancestors.

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This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda illuminates:

How traditional cultures keep ancestors alive
Becoming more aware of our own ancestors
Genetics, Epigenetics, and the people we are raised by
Internalized vs. externalized ancestral experiences
Traditional Indian perspectives on how ancestors influence us
Archetypal ancestors (rather than blood-relation) of certain cultures
Post-death rituals for the ancestors in Indian culture: Shraddha and Tarpan
Pitru Paksha: a Hindu fortnight (typically in September) dedicated to remembering and honoring ancestors
How neglected ancestors communicate their displeasure

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 to 1983.

In the years since 1986, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively, spending an average of three months per year 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

“All too often, grief is a private affair, and once you’re dead you’re simply gone. In traditional cultures, however, the ancestors are not really gone. They’re certainly not passive; they actively remain participants in the lives of their descendants. They can help, and they can also hinder.” –Dr. Svoboda

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Ep. 55 – Are You Really Having a Kundalini Awakening?

Épisode 55

mardi 18 août 2026 • Durée 34:40

Dr. Robert Svoboda explores genuine Kundalini awakening, spiritual delusion, and why regularly returning to the basics of spiritual practice is essential.

In this episode of Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda explores:

Kundalini energy and connecting to supreme reality
How to tell if one is genuinely having a Kundalini Awakening
Insufficient grounding and the ‘Balloon Without a String” metaphor
The capacity to channel and hold onto shakti
How the middle of the spiritual path can be more dangerous than the beginning
Becoming scattered, bewildered, and dispersed
Aligning yourself with whatever you are devoted to
How delusions can get magnified by kundalini
Going back to the basics of practice

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 to 1983.

Ep. 54 – Nāgas & Kundalini: Ancient Serpent Wisdom

Épisode 54

lundi 20 juillet 2026 • Durée 36:14

From subterranean spirits to the awakening of Kundalini, Dr. Svoboda explores the hidden currents connecting the worlds of nature, spirit, and consciousness.

In this episode, Dr. Svoboda discusses:

How other planes of existence influence our own
Nagas: subterranean serpent-like spirits
The Tibetan thought of Nagas as a cause of disease
The concept of the Nāga in Indian spiritual traditions
Awakening the serpent energy of Kundalini
Using Jyotish (Vedic astrology) to understand if a Nāga Dosha has happened
Aligning to the ancient current of awareness

“Nāgas are subterranean serpent-like spirits associated particularly with water, with aquatic underground environments. When humans pollute their environment and otherwise disturb the earth, the Nāgas can become agitated and they can provoke illness.” –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.

Ep. 53 – A.I. in the Age of Kali Yuga: A Warning for Humanity

Épisode 53

jeudi 29 janvier 2026 • Durée 32:43

Discussing behavioral manipulation and ideological engineering, Dr. Svoboda outlines our human vulnerability to the real dangers of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).

This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda offers a critical talk on:

How A.I. is one large echo chamber, reflecting humanity back at itself
Keeping Kali Yuga in mind as we navigate A.I.
Maintaining awareness of all the layers of reality
Asking ChatGPT what serious dangers exist in the context of A.I.
Destabilization of institutions and automated cyberattacks
Economic destruction and inequality from uneven wealth distribution
The loss of human agency and behavioral manipulation
How human vulnerability and mental illness make A.I. even more concerning
Coercion and ideological engineering from the government/billionaires
Using A.I. as a friend, emotional support, or even a romantic partner
Losing the ability to create actual human relationships

“A.I. is an externalization of the human thought process, an externalization of how humans perceive and project awareness onto the external world. It is returning our collective intentions, fears, biases, etc. back to us in intensified form. It is an echo chamber...we have two mirrors pointed at one another generating images that recede into infinity.” –Dr. Svoboda

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Ep. 52 – The Life of a Saint: Jnaneshwara

Épisode 52

jeudi 13 novembre 2025 • Durée 32:52

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

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

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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.

Ep. 51 – Rahu World

Épisode 51

jeudi 17 juillet 2025 • Durée 33:34

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.

Ep. 50 – Bhuta Agni with Paula Crossfield

Épisode 50

jeudi 11 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:00:22

Using an Ayurvedic lens, Paula Crossfield and Dr. Svoboda discuss the element of fire and the concept of Bhuta Agni.

This episode was originally published on Paula Crossfield’s The Cosmic Business Podcast

This time on Living with Reality, Paula and Robert :

How fire is the reason that humans were able to expand
The fascinating hypnotic effect of fire
Agni as an element, personality, and being
Transformation as the key quality of fire
Digestion as transformation of energy
Digesting emotions, thoughts, and concepts
Tending to internal and external fires
How Bhuta Agni is fed by sensory inputs
The importance of being mindful when consuming
Slowing down our thoughts so that we can digest what is going on
Developing a relationship with our own life force
Listening to what our organism tells us

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.

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Ep. 49 – The Chain of Being with Robert Thurman

Épisode 49

vendredi 19 avril 2024 • Durée 01:08:01

Robert Thurman joins Dr. Svoboda once again for a vast discussion on his lineage, karma, and the chain of being.

Get a free 50-page ebook, Analyzing Karma: Fate or Free Will, by Dr. Svoboda here.

In this episode, Dr. Robert Svoboda and Robert Thurman converse about:

Robert Thurman’s lineage, upbringing, and young adulthood
Robert’s experience losing his eye and having a spiritual vision while in the hospital
Robert’s journey to and through India and finding home with the Tibetans
Robert’s instruction to bring Buddhism to those seeking enlightenment through psychedelics
Karma producing an effect of biological evolution
The danger of solipsism and how we have all been everything
Living in inter-tangled subjective fields
Astrology and the Zodiac

About Robert Thurman:

Robert Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University and President of the Tibet House U.S., and is the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies. His new book, Wisdom Is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life, is now available.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.

Ep. 48 – Friendships and Runanubandh

Épisode 48

vendredi 8 mars 2024 • Durée 34:21

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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Ep. 47 – Lessons from Vimalananda with Dr. Fred Smith & Paula Crossfield

Épisode 47

lundi 8 janvier 2024 • Durée 01:22:51

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.

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