Living with Reality with Dr. Robert Svoboda

Living with Reality with 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 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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September 18, 2026 31 mins

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.

Join Dr. Svoboda for monthly Q&As and biweekly writing on the Vedic sciences, plus occasional courses not available elsewhere! You can also study with Dr. Svoboda and learn about Ayurveda, Jyotisha, the Devatas, and Spiritual Practice. For multiple courses, lifetime acces...

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

Join Dr. Svoboda for monthly Q&As and biweekly writing on the Vedic sciences, plus occasional courses not available elsewhere! You can also study with Dr. Svoboda and learn about Ayurveda, Jyotisha, the Devatas, and Spiritual Practice. For multiple courses, lifetime access to ...

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

Join Dr. Svoboda for monthly Q&As and biweekly writing on the Vedic sciences, plus occasional courses not available elsewhere! You can also study with Dr. Svoboda and learn about Ayurveda, Jyotisha, the Devatas, and Spiritual Practice. For multiple courses, lifetime access ...

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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 dan...
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November 13, 2025 32 mins

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...
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July 17, 2025 33 mins

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 sc...
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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 qual...
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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&...
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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...
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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 de...
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Looking at the Microbiome from the perspective of Ayurveda, Dr. Scott Blossom and Dr. Robert Svoboda discuss a sustainable path to human health.

Check out Dr. Svoboda’s course on Ayurveda and the Microbiome! In this course you will receive a comprehensive deep-dive based on proven science and the ancient Indian knowledge of Ayurveda with practical things you can do right away to support mind and body.

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October 16, 2023 33 mins

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 se...
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With the Ancestor Fortnight on the way, Dr. Robert Svoboda and Paula Crossfield discuss the importance that honoring your ancestors can have for creating harmony in your life.

This episode originally aired on The Cosmic Business Podcast with Paula Crossfield, a show for spirit-led entrepreneurs who want to create purposeful and profitable businesses aligned with the planets. Learn more at weaveyourbliss.com/podcast.

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September 6, 2023 57 mins

Explaining the origin and evolution of Ganesha, Dr. Robert Svoboda dissects numerous ancient stories about the remover of obstacles.

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This episodes contains a discussion with Dr. Svoboda on:

  • Maharashtra as the hub of Ganesha worship
  • Ganesh Chaturthi, the annual festival of Ga...
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Dr. Svoboda sits down with Dr. Ramkumar Kutty for an eye-opening conversation about the past and future of Aryuvedic medicine.

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In this conversation, Dr. Svoboda and Dr. Ramkumar Kutty discuss:

  • The state of Ayurvedic medicine and the practices that support it
  • Vaidyagrama and...
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Dr. Robert Svoboda and Paula Crossfield discuss how we can honor and work with Saturn to lessen its negative effects on our lives.

This episode is a re-airing of a discussion on Paula’s Cosmic Business Podcast, click here to subscribe for more content like this: weaveyourbliss.com/podcast

If you would like to study more with Dr. Svoboda check out his available courses on Teachable: https://drsvoboda.teachable.com/

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May 18, 2023 31 mins

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 worlds
  • H...
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April 25, 2023 32 mins

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...

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March 3, 2023 32 mins

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...

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December 22, 2022 79 mins

In this special Hanuman story time, Dr. Svoboda shares illuminating and heart opening stories of the service-oriented Hindu monkey deity, Sri Hanuman-ji.

Learn more and sign up for Dr. Svoboda's plethora of online courses at DrSvoboda.com

"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 ...

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