Shree Krishna reveals: How to CONQUER baser instincts of mind? Swami Mukundananda | Bhagavad Gita

Shree Krishna reveals how we can conquer our baser instincts of greed, selfishness etc. He states that one who controls the mind, and is free from attachment and aversion, even while using the objects of the senses, attains the Grace of God. Swami Mukundananda explains that the entire downward spiral leading to ruin begins with the mind contemplating happiness in sense objects. Now, the urge for happiness is as natural to the soul as thirst is to the physical body. It is impossible to think “I will not contemplate happiness anywhere,” because it is unnatural for the soul. The simple solution then is to train your mind to envision happiness in the proper direction, i.e. in God. If we can repeatedly revise the thought that happiness is in God, we will develop attachment toward him. This divine attachment will not degrade the mind like material attachment; rather, it will purify it. God is all-pure, and when we attach our mind to him, the mind will also become pure. Swamiji explains that the anger and greed arising from desire for God will be spiritualized, and in fact help us in the spiritual path. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:50 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Slokas 64-65 Chanting 2:29 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Slokas 64-65 Translation by Swami Mukundananda 3:17 Conquer the baser instincts of the mind Answer Quiz in Pinned comment! Whenever Shree Krishna asks us to give up attachment and desire, he is referring only to material attachment and desire. Spiritual attachment and desire are not to be given up; in fact, they are most praiseworthy. They are to be cultivated and increased for purification of the mind. The greater the burning desire we develop for God, the purer our mind will become. Attachment and aversion are two sides of the same coin. Aversion is nothing but negative attachment. Just as, in attachment, the object of attachment repeatedly comes to one’s mind; similarly, in aversion, the object of hatred keeps popping into the mind. So attachment and aversion to material objects both have the same effect on the mind—they dirty it and pull it into the three modes of material nature. When the mind is free from both attachment and aversion, and is absorbed in devotion to God, one receives the grace of God and experiences his unlimited divine bliss. On experiencing that higher taste, the mind no longer feels attracted to the sense objects, even while using them. Thus, even while tasting, touching, smelling, hearing, and seeing, like all of us, the enlightened person is free from both attachment and aversion. Grace is like a divine energy that floods into a person’s personality. By grace, God who is sat-chit-ānand bestows his divine knowledge, divine love, and divine bliss. This entrenches the intellect, like the North Star, in the love, bliss, and knowledge of God. By God’s grace, when we experience the higher taste of divine bliss, the agitation for sensual happiness is extinguished. Once that hankering for material objects ceases, one goes beyond all suffering and the mind becomes tranquil. In that state of internal fulfillment, the intellect becomes firm in its decision that God alone is the source of happiness and is the final goal of the soul. ------------------------------------------------------ Holy Bhagavad Gita - Song of God videos in Gita Gyan Yagna series are published every Saturday at 8:30 am EST/7 pm IST. Click https://rb.gy/xvgqij to Subscribe. Attract auspiciousness in your life. ------------------------------------------------------ About Swami Mukundananda Swami Mukundananda is a global spiritual leader, philosopher, visionary, author, and humanitarian. He is the founder of JKYog (Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog), which offers Yoga for Body, Mind, and Soul. Swamiji has distinguished degrees from IIT and IIM. Swamiji took the renounced order of life after giving up his promising corporate career. He is a senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, who entrusted him with spreading Vedic Knowledge and Bhakti Yog throughout the world. In this channel, Swamiji explains the profound knowledge of the Holy Bhagavad Gita in a lucid and succinct manner verse-by-verse. And he teaches us how to practically apply the wisdom bestowed by Lord Krishna in our daily lives to bring out the best version of ourselves and make our life successful. ----------------------------------------------------- ► Join 'Verse of the Day' WhatsApp Group click https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ek7YuIdAVYa... ► Join Telegram Group to get videos every weekend as soon as they are published, click https://t.me/Bhagavadgita_thesongofgod ► Holy Bhagavad Gita Website: https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/ ----------------------------------------------------- #SwamiMukundananda #Mind #BhagavadGita