3 Ways to Believe Shree Krishna is God - Your Test of Faith | Swami Mukundananda | BG 10.12, 10.13
https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/10/12-13/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY https://krishnabff.blogspot.com/2023/06/3-ways-to-believe-shree-krishna-is-god.html Full text: 1 Arjun said "You are the Supreme Divine Personality, the Supreme Abode, the Supreme Purifier, the eternal God, the Primal being, the Unborn and the Greatest - the great sages like Narad, Asit, Deval & Vyas proclaimed this and now You are declaring it to me Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=52 2 so Shri Krishna gave Arjun a sample of his vibhutis prior to this in the chapter and now He said, “Arjun I am the Supreme”, “verse” Arjun now responds and he says, so You are the Param Brahma, You are the Divine Ultimate Abode, you are the Supreme Purifier, earlier on great sages said this, Narad said it for You, Deval said it, Ved Vyasa said it, why is Arjun quoting these sages ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=114 3 because to determine the veracity (truth) of a spiritual truth, there must be some authoritative basis, otherwise anybody can say anything, any speaker can come and make any claim that so and so is the greatest, the question will be why should we believe in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=182 4 so in our Vedic Sanatan Dharma, which we call Hindu dharma, the Vedas are considered the authority, verse, any spiritual principle must be validated on the authority of the Vedas, this is the ultimate test, do the Vedas say it ? now somebody says I've got a different theory, say where did you get it from? This, God gave to my guru ji in a private room, the credibility will become questionable and that is why the Vedas are referenced as the authority by all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=210 5 The great sages who write the scriptures, Tulsi Das ji, the writer of the Hindi Ramayan, he says, “verse”, the Ramayan I have written is not a figment of my imagination but it is from the Nigam Agam Vyakaran Puran, also Ved Vyas when he wrote the Srimad Bhagavatam, he says, “verse”, this Srimad Bhagavatam is the import of the Brahma Sutra and the Upanishads in fact for the brahma sutra also he says, “verse”, this brahma sutra is as per the shastras, so the authority must be there for validation. Even if God comes and says something against the Vedas, we have the right to reject, “verse” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=265 6 Buddha, he did not accept the Vedic authority and propagated his version of the truth, so in our Hindu samaj, we offer our utmost reverential respect to the Buddha as an avatar, his name is in the 24 avatars and the dasa (10) avatars but we don't accept his philosophy as completely valid he is God, why don't we accept his philosophy as valid ? because it's not based on the Vedas. Why did God not base his philosophy on the Vedas ? because the situation demanded a deviation ; when the Buddha came, people were misinterpreting the Vedas they were using the Vedas to justify animal sacrifice which was a complete aberration (deviation) of the original meaning, they were so immersed in ritualistic practices, they had sidelined the purification of the chitt (consciousness) so Buddha decided if he debates with them on the real meaning of the Vedas, “verse”, then usually discussions don't reach a conclusion, people keep on insisting their perspective is right, so he just took everybody away from the Vedas. Now the misinterpretation that was happening stopped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=344 7 Although what he said was a subsection of the Vedas, verse, he says cleanse your heart that is the real essence, “verse”, which is also in the Vedas, verse, so that is why in this Vedic Sanatan Dharma the validation from the Vedas is essential but the question is that how do you know that we are interpreting the Vedas rightly ? how do you understand the Vedas ? through the guru, now the guru says look this is the truth, the Gita says it, Srimad Bhagavatam says it Ramayan says it etc etc and I am explaining it to you, I am not creating a new truth, the truth is eternal, I am just revealing it to you but then again initially at least the question can arise how do I know my guru's interpretation is right ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=449 8 so the third metric here is all the other gurus in history, what did Narad say, what did Ved Vyas say, what did all the other gurus say, so this becomes guru, shastra and sadhu, sadhu means all the other gurus, so this trinity guru, sadhu & shastra is used to validate any spiritual principle then it becomes acceptable as authentic, so Arjun is saying that the great sages said it, the scriptures declared it, O Shri Krishna today You Yourself are also telling me that You are the ultimate source of everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpW4DI-OMkY&t=523 Standby link (in case youtube link does not work) 3 Ways to Believe Shree Krishna is God - Your Test of Faith Swami Mukundananda BG 10.12, 10.13.mp4It is all about Krishna and contains list of Holy Spiritual Books, extracts from Srimad Bhagvat, Gita and other gist of wisdom learnt from God kathas - updated with new posts frequently
Friday, June 30, 2023
The Human Intellect Is Fooling You – Inspirational Video by Swami Mukundananda
The Human Intellect Is Fooling You – Inspirational Video by Swami Mukundananda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_7b8ouMl0
& same pravachan also at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYJ1jt6W6TE
"कृष्ण हे "कृष्ण हे" bhajana by Vinod Agarwal ji
"कृष्ण हे "कृष्ण हे" bhajan by Vinod Agarwal ji
Thursday, June 29, 2023
When You Feel Life Is Not Worth Living – This Will Change Your Perspective by Swami Mukundanand
When You Feel Life Is Not Worth Living – This Will Change Your Perspective by Swami Mukundanand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg Full Text: 1 मुझे जब लोग कहते हैं स्वामी जी किस प्रकार से मैं खुश रहूं ? तुम्हारे ऊपर जो कृपाएं हुई है उनको याद करो, भगवान ने हमको कोई कला दी कौशल दिया education दी, कोई क्षमता दी, तो हम उसका सदुपयोग करें जब यह sense of purpose से हम जिएंगे तो काम पर जाकर हम खुश रहेंगे https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=0 2 एक व्यक्ति ने मुझे पूछा स्वामी जी जब आत्महत्या करने की इच्छा हो तो क्या करना चाहिए ? जब हम ये sense of purpose ले आते हैं कि अपने जीवन को सफल बनाने का मतलब है अंदर से विकास करना अब जीवन रसमय बन जाता है हम अनुभव करते हैं कि कठिनाई में भी भगवान की कृपा है एक व्यक्ति ने मुझे पूछा आज स्वामी जी जब आत्महत्या करने की इच्छा हो तो क्या करना चाहिए, हमने कहा तुम्हारे ऊपर जो कृपाएं हुई है उनको याद करो, हम सबके ऊपर कृपाएं हैं हम उनको भुलाए हुए हैं, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=33 3 एक व्यक्ति हमेशा भगवान को कोसता था भगवान आपने मेरे ऊपर दया नहीं की बाकियों के ऊपर कर दी तो एक दिन उसकी आंख में भयंकर खुजली प्रारंभ हो गई, कई दिन तक वह खुजली गई नहीं तो उसने हॉस्पिटल में दिखाया ophthalmologist ने देखा और कहा अरे भैया तुमको तो cancerous growth हो रखा है हमें तुम्हारी आंखों को निकालना पड़ेगा वरना यह शरीर में फैल गया तो फिर तुम जीवित नहीं रहोगे, अब उसके सामने दुविधा आ गई या तो आंखों को निकाल के जिए या जीवन ही खत्म हो जाए, जीवत्व (will to survive) इच्छा तो सबके अंदर रहती है आप देखिए हॉस्पिटल में कोई कितना भी बीमार हो वो फिर भी जीना चाहता है https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=103 4 वो admit होने गया hospital में इस निश्चय के साथ कि मैं जब निकलूंगा तो मैं अंधा रहूंगा उसको anaesthesia दिया गया एवं जब डॉक्टर ने उसकी आंख को काटा तो देखा कि fact में कोई cancer था ही नहीं वो एक rare type of fungus उग रही थी डॉक्टर ने उसको साफ कर दिया और आंखों की सिलाई कर दी कुछ दिन के बाद उसकी पट्टी खोली उसने कहा मैं देख सकता हूं हे भगवान तू कितना दयालु है तूने मुझे आंखें दी है जिनसे मैं देख सकता हूं https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=171 5 अब आंखें तो उसके पास पहले भी थी लेकिन उसमें वह कृपा नहीं मान रहा था जब आँखें छिनने वाली थीं और फिर नहीं छिनी उसको याद आया भाई यह भी तो भगवान की कृपा है तो हम सब पर जो कृपाएं हुई है अगर आप उनको याद करेंगे आपके पास लाखों कारण होंगे खुश रहने के मिलेंगे, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=229 6 मुझे जब लोग कहते हैं स्वामी जी किस प्रकार से मैं खुश रहूं, अरे तुमको हम हजार कारण दे दें खुश रहने के, अपनी कृपाओं को याद करो अब लोग उसको भुला देते हैं हमारा दृष्टिकोण जो है, यही गड़बड़ है, संसार गड़बड़ नहीं है, हमारा दृष्टिकोण गड़बड़ है https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=260 7 एक लकड़ी काटने वाला लक्कड़ हारा था तो sociologist गया उसके पास उसने कहा तुम्हारी salary कितनी है उसने कहा प्रतिदिन की ₹500, sociologist ने कहा मैं तुमको double salary दूंगा मेरे यहां काम करोगे? जरूर करेंगे आ जाना Monday को अब वहां से resign करके वह उसके यहां गया sociologist ने उसको एक axe दे दी कुल्हाड़ी, लेकिन उसमें लकड़ी रहती और iron head होता है जो एक तरफ गोल रहता है एक तरफ तीखा रहता, मगर इसका iron head दोनों तरफ गोल ही था, कहा इसका उपयोग करो wood cutter ने कहा इससे तो कोई वृक्ष कटेगा ही नहीं अरे तुम चिंता मत करो, वो कटे ना कटे, तुम मारते जाओ तुमको हम दे रहे हैं ₹1000 a day, ये logic तो सही है, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=286 8 तो गया अपना मारता गया मारता गया Monday to Friday अब Friday evening आके उसने वो कुल्हाड़ी को sociologist के चरणों में फेंक दिया कहा सर मैं resign कर रहा हूं अरे तुमको double salary मिल रही है तुम Resign क्यों कर रहे हो, sir इसमें कोई मजा नहीं है, मैं देखना चाहता हूं वो chips उड़ें वो वृक्ष कटे, मेरे प्रयत्न का परिणाम हो, ऐसे मारते जाओ इसमें तो कोई मजा नहीं है https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=351 9 तो ऐसे ही हम सब लोग भी चाहते हैं कि भगवान ने हमको कोई कला दी, कौशल दिया education दी, कोई क्षमता दी तो हम उसका सदुपयोग करें तो जब ये sense of purpose से हम जिएंगे तब जाकर हमको वो सुख मिलेगा इसीलिए हमको संसार से भागने की भी आवश्यकता नहीं, गीता ने तो कर्म योग की philosophy बताई है कि संसार में रहो और कर्म करो लेकिन योग में रहते हुए करो https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk53npaQzg&t=391 Standby link (in case youtube link does not work) When You Feel Life Is Not Worth Living – This Will Change Your Perspective.mp4Bhakti Begins When you STOP Asking from God - Narasimha Jayanti Special by Swami Mukundanand
Bhakti Begins When you STOP Asking from God - Narasimha Jayanti Special by Swami Mukundanand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs Transcript 1 Hiranya Kashipu got a boon from Brahma, he requested that he should become immortal and Brahma said that is impossible. He said then the next best thing is I should not die in the day or in the night, in the sky or on the land, by a man or a beast, by shastra or by astra, Brahma ji "Tathaastu" (so be it). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=0 2 Empowered with that boon Hiranya Kashipu came back. Prahlad was a little child, Hiranya Kashipu was delighted to meet his child and he asked his guru ShukraCharya's two children Shand and Amark He asked them that my child needs to be trained, go and teach him the knowledge that will benefit him as a demon king. Teach him Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed - all the cunningness and cleverness of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=30 3 Shand and Amark they taught him, they took him away for 15 days and when they thought that he is now a graduate they brought him back. So Hiryan Kashipu with great affection took Praalad in his lap and he said my child what have you learnt ? So Prahlad said I have learnt Shravanam, Keertanam, Vishnu smarnam, Pad sevnam, Archanam, Vandanam, Dasyam, Sakhyam Atma Nivedanam, he said I have learnt navdha bhakti (nine types of devotion). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=75 Hiranya Kashipu heard that my child is praising my enemy Vishnu, he lifted Prahlad and threw him and said to Shand and Amark what is wrong with you, is this what you have taught him ? Prahlad said father it's not their fault, don't blame them, can bhakti develop merely by anybody's teaching like this ? This bakti is the result of the blessings of God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=118 4 So Shand and Amark they made a request to Handik Kashipu, they said give us one more chance, you are such a powerful king, you have nothing to fear Hiranya Kashipu said all right teach him more. They took Prahlad away again. Now whatever they would teach Prahlad would not care, he would just chant the name of God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=155 5 One day these gurus Shand and Amark they had gone away. Now the other demon children in the gurukul they approached Prahlad and they said come will you play with us, Prahlad said I'm not interested in your games, if you want you play the game that I have learnt from my guru, they said who is your guru, they Shand and Amark are not your gurus? No, my guru is Narad so let me tell you what he taught me. He handed them some manjiras and he taught them how to do kirtan. When Shand and Amark came back they found the whole gurukul of demon children doing kirtan. They said that you cannot improve, come on we are going to report you to your father. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=176 6 This time when they came and Shand and Amark said that your child is incorrigible, he will not improve Hiranya Kashipu then delivered the instruction to get him killed. The servants of Hiranya Kashipu tried in various ways, they tried to squash him under the foot of the elephant and they put him in a pit of snakes etc, the Holika, Hiranya Kashipu's sister, she sat with Prahlad in the fire but in no way were they able to kill him, so they brought him back that what kind of a child is he ? we have been unable to kill him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=237 7 Hiranya Kashipu he at that time asked this Narayan whom you worship, where is He ? Prahlad answered “र्वत्र”, father my Narayan is everywhere but Prahlad pointed in four directions, He is inside you as well and He is giving you the power to speak, He is inside me also, He is also in this blade of grass and in this stone pillar. Hiranya Kashipu said God is in a stone pillar ? Why can't I see him, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=288 8 then he boxed the pillar, but God made the stone pillar as his father in this avatar and He gave us all the instructions, look, I am everywhere, I am of course in the temple and you must come to the temple to increase your devotion, but when you go out don't think I'm not outside. The whole world is my temple, that is the message in this teaching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=343 9 So He manifested from there and He put Hiranya Kashipu on His lap and said, look you rascal it is neither day nor night, it is sandhya, I am neither man nor beast, I have the head of a lion and the body of a human, and you are neither on the sky nor the earth, you are in my lap, I am not killing you with any shastra or astra, I'm killing you with my own nails, and he ripped apart Hiranya Kashipu 's body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=376 10 God killed Hiranya Kashipu is not a big deal, He can kill any demon in any leela, the big thing happened afterwards. Narasimha Bhagavan lifted Prahlad, He was dancing in anger until he saw Prahlad and that pacified Him and he came close, Narasimha lifted him up and he said "My child, वत्स, I am extremely pleased with your devotion, ask what you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=413 11 Prahlad responded astonishingly, he said if I start asking you I will become a businessman, Maharaj, how are you saying ask ? Have you detected a flaw in my heart, You are antaryami, Narasimha Bhagawan became quiet, whenever I meet anybody I say ask for a boon and here is this little child who says I'm not a businessman, I'm your servant. So Narasimha Bhagwan was silenced and Prahlad did not stop there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=456 12 Prahlad said something that became historical, he said Maharaj if you do have to give, in that case, I ask you for one boon, it is possible - it is your rule that you have to give and as a servant it is my duty to follow your instructions, if the master is saying ask then the servant has to ask. So Maharaj I ask for this that you make my heart such that in future I never ever ask you for anything - in other words Prahlad is asking that he should never ask for anything ever in future thereby sealing his Nishkam Bhakti, you see बिन मांगे मोती मिले, मांगे मील ना भीख, what will we ask from God ? broken pieces of glass ? and if we don't God will give us the highest thing He will become a servant of the devotee, so the way to get from God is not by asking but by giving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy5BJZ-99Vs&t=502
Standby link (in case youtube link does not work) Bhakti Begins When you STOP Asking from God - Narasimha Jayanti Special Swami Mukundananda.mp4