From Hardcore Punk to Bhakti Yogi: Raghunath Cappo on Devotion, Surrender and Finding Purpose

In this episode of the Vital Veda Podcast we have a very special guest, Raghunath (Ray) Cappo, who has a wonderful life-story & absolutely profound teachings to share. 

A hardcore punk rockstar-turned-monk-turned-teacher of all things Vedic.

Raghunath achieved great fame & prominence within the punk-rock scene in the 80s, and yet decided to give it all up and wholeheartedly dive into a purely spiritual path. 

For 6 and a half years he became a celibate monk of the Hare Krishna Bhakti-Vedanta tradition and now dedicates himself to teaching & enlightening others with the powerful knowledge he attained during his wonderful lifetime. 

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

🌿 Shifting from rajas (passion) and tamas (inertia) to sattva (purity)
🌿 Ragunath's punk-rock days
🌿 Studying the Bhagavad Gita
🌿 An overview of bhakti yoga
🌿 What is raising devotee children like
🌿 His 6 pillars of bhakti yoga

ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ragunath (Ray) Cappo

By the late 1980’s, Ray Cappo's punk rock band had tens of thousands of fans. Ray was a trendsetter in the centre of hardcore culture.

Then Ray discovered Bhakti Yoga, became a monk, and became “Raghunath.”

Interestingly after that, he started another punk rock band called “Shelter”, which became even more successful.

All members of the Shelter band were Yogi monks who would tour all over America & the world, singing to large crowds about clean living, self-mastery, vegetarianism and God through hardcore punk music. 

Now he’s the opposite of a monk and punk rocker.

Raghunath is a devotee to the Vedas and Bhatki Yogi who is magnificently relevant at integrating vedic wisdom with the modern world and sharing it in the most playful way.

He is a yoga teacher, spiritual storyteller and he is Born to Give.