Host Michael Taft talks with author and Ayurvedic physician Dr. Robert Svoboda about the graveyard practices of the radical non-dual Agora school, his teacher Vimalananda’s initiation into the Agora, and his relationship with Goddess Smashan Tara. We talk about the story of the encounter, the path of bhakti and the path of bhakti. It deals with the close karmic connection called jnana, runanubandhana, and the importance of continuous remembrance of death.
Dr. Robert Svoboda is an American author and Ayurvedic physician who lectures and courses around the world related to Ayurveda, Jyotish, Tantra, and Eastern religion subjects. Svoboda was the first Westerner to graduate from an Ayurvedic university and obtain a license to practice Ayurveda in India. He is the author of 11 books, including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution (1989) and the Aghora trilogy on his guru Vimalananda and the Aghoris.
Dr. Svoboda’s website
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