BG 4.23 | ONE Powerful Sign of Your Krishna Consciousness | Bhagavad Gita Inspiration by Swami Mukundanand
https://youtu.be/U2dpXAbLUQIMain Points: 1 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 23 Translation by Swami Mukundananda “The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence”. https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/4/23/ They are released from the bondage of material attachments and their intellect is established in divine knowledge since they perform all actions as a sacrifice to God, they are freed from all karmic reactions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=47 2 Krishna is now concluding this topic of working in Divine Consciousness, He says that such saintly persons, first of all they create a Divine Vacuum (of detachment from world) within themselves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=89 3 how do you pump up the water from a hand pump, you have to create a vacuum, listen to example of one person who went to an Indian village https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=109 4 that is how the rain also falls, when it is getting very hot, soon the rain comes because the heat causes the air to rise and that results in a vacuum and the vacuum pulls the moisture from the ocean, and then the clouds and then the rain downpour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=189 5 so likewise, if you want the downpour of divine grace, then you have to create a vacuum in your heart, this is the vacuum of detachment, if you want the grace of God to come, then detach yourself mentally from the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=229 6 we people want “दोनों हाथ में लड्डू”, I want all my worldly attachments to remain intact and I also want God to grace me with Divine love, God says this will not happen, you will have to create that vacuum but Remember, He is not saying you run away from the world, He is saying take the world out from inside of your mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=252 7 the world, per se, is not bad - our attachment to it is causing the problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=284 8 listen to another exampln one hall, there was a practice session going on the stage of an orchestra and likewise a carpenter was also doing his work.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=294 9 if orchestra is disturbing carpenter or is it vice versa ? so who is disturbing whom, likewise we have the world on the outside, and the world inside of us, so our illusion is that the world on the outside is disturbing me, as most people say, you know it is my relatives, who are the cause of my BP going up etc and we blame all the outside world for all my tension & anxiety but the Bhagavad-Gita says no it is all inside you, your own tension caused because of attachment and attachment is leading to expectations and then disappointments on not fulfilling of the expectations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=356 10 the saints are also in the same world, and they're not experiencing any tension, it's not that they are living on a colony in Mars, they are also living in the same world and yet they are free from anxiety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=401 11 Listen to the example of one king, who had a guru who used to live in the forest - this shows the guru even though stayed with all the material possessions, was able to keep his mind detached from all the material possessions BUT the king was not able to do so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=419 12 detachment of the mind from worldly possessions & persons, in any way, is the internal state of mind, this is what the Bhagavad-Gita is talking about and so many people in the world miss out on this vital point (you do not have to actually lose the material possessions but only get your mind detached from these, so that their loss does not affect our loving devotion to God) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=588 13 Listen to the examples of Phalahari babas (who eat only fruits), Doodhahari baba (drinks only milk), Pavanahari baba (does not eat anything except air), Mauni baba (has taken a vow of silence for several years) etc. - these mere external parameters of detachment do not give the certificate of God realization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=604 14 so this is external vairagya, this is not the parameter for renunciation otherwise, the animals are more renounced than us, is it not that the monkeys live on the trees ? they don't sleep in luxury beds, the goats eat only leaves, the donkey puts ashes all over itself, the snake it stays alive for so many days merely on the air, if external renunciation could result in God realization, all these animals would have achieved God but it is always and always only the mind which is the cause of our Bondage (to be reborn & die again & again in this material world in any of 84 lakh yonis) and Liberation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=684 15 so for such saintly people (who keep their minds attached to God), the mind is detached, their intellect is established in Divine knowledge, now Shri Krishna says they are doing every work as an act of sacrifice to the Supreme, so this is the Seva Bhav, the act of sacrifice to God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dpXAbLUQI&t=735 Transcript Intro 0:03 the world per se (in itself) is not bad 0:07 our attachment to it is causing the 0:10 problem 0:11 it is always and always only the mind 0:17 which is the cause of bondage and 0:21 Liberation 0:23 bhagavad-gita chapter 4 verse chanting 0:26 is followed by translation and 0:29 commentary by Swami mukundananda Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 23 Chanting 0:47 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 23 Translation by Swami Mukundananda 0:59 they are released from the bondage of 1:04 material attachments 1:06 and their intellect is established in 1:11 Divine knowledge 1:13 since they perform all actions as a 1:17 sacrifice to God 1:19 they are freed from all karmic reactions Commentary by Swami Mukundananda 1:29 he is now 1:31 concluding this topic 1:34 of working in Divine Consciousness he 1:39 says such saintly persons 1:42 first of all they create a Divine vacuum 1:46 within themselves 1:49 how do you pump up the water 1:52 you have to create a vacuum 1:55 one person went to an Indian village for 1:58 the first time 2:00 from California 2:02 he had never seen a hand pump 2:05 it was his grandfather's Village 2:09 so they all went to sleep at night and 2:12 the morning 2:13 he thought he will have tap water for 2:16 his bath his grandfather said you know 2:19 you have to pump it from here these two 2:22 buckets you can fill and take them 2:24 inside and have a bath 2:26 so he tried pumping and nothing was 2:29 happening 2:30 so he said there's no water coming out 2:33 Grandfather said keep on at it so he 2:37 kept on pumping 10 times till nothing 2:39 carry on Don't Stop 2:42 now after 30 times that vacuum had been 2:47 created in the pipe and the water 2:50 started coming out his grandfather said 2:53 now keep pumping don't stop and the 2:56 water was flowing out in full force 3:00 so to get the pump to draw out water 3:04 from the well you have to have the 3:07 vacuum 3:09 that is how the rain also falls 3:13 people were telling me on the East Coast 3:16 I forget which of those cities it was 3:19 because the last one month I went to 3:21 eight cities 3:24 so one of the Cities they were telling 3:26 me swamiji said it's getting hot they 3:28 said swamiji the moment it gets hot very 3:31 soon the rain comes 3:33 because the heat causes the air to rise 3:37 and that results in a vacuum 3:39 and the vacuum pulls the moisture from 3:44 the ocean 3:45 and then the clouds and then the rain 3:48 downpour 3:49 so likewise if you want the downpour of 3:53 divine grace 3:56 then you have to create a vacuum in your 3:59 heart 4:00 this is the vacuum of detachment 4:05 if you want the grace of God to come 4:09 then detach yourself 4:12 we people say दोनों हाथ में लड्डू 4:16 I want all my worldly attachments to 4:20 remain intact and I also want God to 4:24 grace me with Divine love 4:26 God says this will not happen 4:29 you will have to create that vacuum but 4:33 remember he is not saying you run away 4:36 from the world 4:38 he is saying take the world out from 4:41 inside of you 4:44 the world per se is not bad 4:48 our attachment to it is causing the 4:51 problem 4:53 once 4:54 in one Hall 4:58 there was a practice session going on on 5:00 the stage of an orchestra 5:03 and likewise a carpenter was also doing 5:07 his work by the side because the 5:10 maintenance had to be done 5:12 so here 5:14 the orchestra 5:17 they are trying their best now they want 5:21 all the harmonics to be just perfect and 5:24 there the carpenter is going tak tak 5:27 tak 5:28 the moment he would start 5:31 the director of the orchestra would look 5:33 at the carpenter the carpenter would 5:36 look at the director 5:39 then again they would exchange glances 5:43 after a few minutes the carpenter put it 5:45 down 5:46 and he said to the director look you 5:49 guys are disturbing me you can carry 5:52 on 5:56 so who is disturbing whom 6:00 likewise we have the world on the 6:03 outside 6:04 and the world inside of us 6:07 so our illusion is the world on the 6:10 outside is disturbing me you know it is 6:13 my relatives who are the cause of my BP 6:15 going up etc and it is always the 6:18 outside world 6:19 why are you so tense and anxious it is 6:22 because of him because of her because of 6:23 this because of that 6:25 but the bhagavad-gita says no 6:28 it is all inside you your own tension 6:32 caused because of attachment and 6:36 attachment is leading to expectations 6:39 and then disappointments 6:41 the Saints are also in the same world 6:44 and they're not experiencing any tension 6:47 it's not that they are living on a 6:49 colony in Mars they are also living in 6:52 the same world 6:53 and yet they are free from anxiety 6:59 once 7:00 one king 7:03 he had a guru who used to live in the 7:06 forest 7:08 so the king 7:10 motivated by desire to serve 7:14 went to the guru and then offered him a 7:17 silver plate 7:19 and to honor the disciples Seva bhav 7:23 the guru started eating from the silver 7:25 plate 7:27 then the king's heart you know he is my 7:29 Guru he should drive around in a good 7:32 car so he presented him with a nice car 7:35 and slowly The Possessions started 7:37 increasing 7:39 until finally he made a palace for the 7:41 guru just like he had for himself 7:45 so the guru now was living in a palace 7:48 just like the King was 7:52 all the opulence everywhere 7:55 the doubt entered the king's mind 8:00 the king said 8:02 gurudev now 8:05 there is no difference between you and 8:07 me 8:09 because I am living in luxury and so are 8:12 you 8:15 genuine doubt 8:17 many people have that doubt 8:20 so the guruji he smiled 8:24 he told his disciples beta let's take a 8:26 walk in the forest 8:29 he said all right 8:31 they started walking in the forest 8:33 they went for an hour the king said 8:35 guruji when will we turn around 8:37 let's take a round - continue walking a 8:40 little further 8:42 they continued walking after half an 8:44 hour the king said guruji are we going 8:46 to turn around 8:48 the guru said you know what is the hurry 8:50 let's keep walking 8:52 they walked another one hour 8:54 now the King was getting really anxious 8:57 he said gurudev are we not going to get 8:59 back 9:00 the guru said what is the need for 9:02 getting back let us live out here in the 9:04 jungle the king said guruji how is that 9:07 possible I've got my queen I've got my 9:09 children I've got my dog etc everything 9:14 Guru said beta that is the difference 9:16 between you and me 9:18 you said there is no difference between 9:20 you and me we are both living in the 9:22 same Palace that is the difference 9:25 for me there is no difference between 9:28 the palace and the jungle because I have 9:31 no attachment 9:32 wherever the Lord wants me to be I will 9:35 be you presented me all these things and 9:39 to respect to strengthen yourself I 9:42 accepted them but it doesn't mean that 9:45 it has affected my attachment my 9:48 detachment in any way 9:51 so the internal state is what the 9:56 bhagavad-gita is talking about 9:58 and so many people in the world they 10:01 miss out on this point 10:04 this is Phalahari baba 10:08 How many Phalahari Babas are there in India 10:10 what does he do he eats only fruit so he 10:13 Is Phalahari baba 10:15 but tell me there are so many animals 10:18 that eat only fruit so just by eating a 10:21 fruit is that a sign of some spiritual 10:23 elevation and this Baba he is Doodhahari baba 10:28 he only drinks milk so he is more senior 10:31 than Phalahari baba 10:33 and this Baba 10:35 he is Pavanahari he eats nothing he only 10:38 does pranayama then he's got the 10:40 certificate of God realization 10:43 so if we take these external parameters 10:47 of Detachment he is Mauni baba 10:51 see the most convenient thing when you 10:53 become a baba people will come and ask 10:55 you questions and if you don't have 10:57 knowledge of the scriptures you become a 10:59 Mauni baba take the wow of Silence 11:02 now the disciples will say 11:06 our guruji knows a lot but he's under 12 11:09 year vow of Silence 11:12 after 12 years extend it for another 12 11:14 years 11:15 after that another 12 years and after 11:18 that there will be so many thousands of 11:20 disciples even if people come to know I 11:22 don't know who cares about it and then 11:24 so this is external vairagya 11:28 this is not the parameter for 11:31 renunciation 11:33 otherwise the animals are more renounced 11:37 than us 11:39 is it not that the monkeys live on the trees 11:43 they don't sleep in luxury beds the 11:46 goats eat only leaves 11:49 the donkey puts ashes all over itself 11:52 the snake it stays alive for so many 11:55 days merely on the air 11:59 if external renunciation could result in 12:03 God realization all these animals would 12:06 have achieved God but it is always and 12:10 always only the mind which is the cause 12:15 of bondage and Liberation so the mind 12:20 is detached their intellect is 12:24 established in Divine knowledge 12:28 now Shri Krishna says they are doing 12:32 every work 12:34 as an act of sacrifice to the Supreme so 12:39 this is the Seva Bhav the act of sacrifice 12:45 then what becomes of their consciousness 12:50 he is going to explain in the next verse
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