Ep. 48 – Friendships and Runanubandh

Focusing on the value of relationships, Robert Svoboda discusses genuine friendship and the concept of Runanubandh. This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow This time on Living with Reality, Dr. Robert Svoboda lectures on:True friendship and a familial connectionThe root of the Sanskrit word for friendVimalananda and the quality of friendlinessSangha, Satsang, and what real friendship is all aboutBeing mindful of who we associate withRecognizing when our friendships are beneficial or notRunanubandh and the karmic debts that may bring people togetherKnowing when to end a relationshipHaving patience when enduring a disconnectionThe 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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.