How to Retrain and Surrender Your Intellect | Bhagavad Gita 8.8 Explained | Swami Mukundananda

What does it really mean to surrender your intellect to God? In this detailed explanation of the Bhagavad Gita 8.8, Swami Mukundananda explores how to retrain the mind and align the buddhi through abhyās (spiritual practice) and conscious awareness. ___________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Chanting 1:06 Translation 1:29 Commentary by Swami Mukundananda Answer Today's Quiz in pinned comment! ______________________________________________ अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना | परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन् || 8|| abhyasa-yoga-yuktena chetasa nanya-gamina paramam purusham divyam yati parthanuchintayan BG 8.8: With practice, O Parth, when you constantly engage the mind in remembering Me, the Supreme Divine Personality, without deviating, you will certainly attain Me. Lord Krishna has reiterated this instruction to always engage the mind in meditating upon God several times in the Bhagavad Gita itself. Verses 8.14, 10.10, 12.8, etc., emphasize the same concept. In this verse, Shree Krishna uses the word abhyāsa, which means to practice. He says that we must train our mind and form a habit of always meditating upon God. This practice is not to be done at fixed times or regular intervals but continuously as part of our daily life alongside our worldly activities throughout the day. We must remember that it is not the actions that we are performing with our body but where we are placing our mind that will shape our future. While performing our worldly duties, if we attach our mind to God, who is all pure, our mind will also get purified. When one is continuously engaging in devotion, with complete surrender to God, their purified mind will gradually get fully absorbed in God-consciousness. Such souls receive the divine grace of God that liberates them from the bondage of maya. Then God bestows upon these souls His unlimited divine bliss, divine knowledge, and divine love. They become God-realized while they are still alive and live a complete life. Eventually, when they die, their soul ascends to the Divine Abode of God. #bhagavadgita #GitaExplained #SurrenderYourIntellect #MindTraining #Abhyas #TrainYourMind #SwamiMukundananda #Krishna ______________________________ 👉Bhagavad Gita for Everyday Living - NEW BOOK! India: https://amzn.to/3VUWtW5 US: https://amzn.to/4ptm7Pp 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 the Body, Mind, and Soul. Swamiji has distinguished degrees from IIT and IIM. Swami Mukundananda 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 lucidly and succinctly verse-by-verse. 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 lives successful. ------------------------- ► Join 'Verse of the Day' WhatsApp Channel click https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VamX... ► Holy Bhagavad Gita Website: https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/ -------------------------- Subscribe to Holy Bhagavad Gita WhatsApp Channel - https://bit.ly/3x5IyPV