Living In Alignment

Dr Robert Svoboda - Facing Death

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Born in Texas in 1953, Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India.

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 during the 70’s and 80’s, receiving his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery 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.

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.

Author of over a dozen books, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively In the years since 1986, spending three months per year on average in India.

You can find out more about his work and study online with Robert at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Learn of Dr Svoboda’s most pivotal moments across his life
  • Sanskrit words that help to illumine a greater understanding of death
  • The rich significance of Benares (Varanasi) and cremation grounds
  • How to understand and work with the planet Saturn through the lens of Vedic Astrology 
  • Dr Svoboda’s book recommendations
  • His favorite temple in India
  • And the new book coming soon from Dr Svoboda!

    • RESOURCES:

    • Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Deepika)
    • Ka, by Roberto Calasso 

      • Learn from Robert via his huge library of online courses: https://drsvoboda.teachable.com/

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