The EASIEST & MOST POWERFUL Way to RECEIVE GOD's GRACE by Swami Mukundanand ji
https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A Main Points: 1 God is Deenanath the friend & savior of the destitutes https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=0 2 There are three pathways to God realization https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=35 3 karma refers to karma kand the rituals but it practically impossible to follow in Kaliyuga https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=60 4 second is the path of Gyan, this path is even more difficult https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=184 5 The path of bhakti is a simple path & the Best as declared by God Himself https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=302 6 why Bhakti it is easy to say it is simple but difficult to do it, Bharath (brother of Rama) example https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=349 7 if some find bhakti also difficult, there a fourth path of humbleness (humility) because God is deenanath, the friend & savior of the destitutes https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=450 8 why has God not bestowed His grace on us destitutes/ fallen souls since ages immemorial ? https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=484 9 Because of the two reasons 1. we have never considered ourselves as fallen & 2. we have never considered God as the savior of the fallen https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=531 10 in the Narad Bhakti Darshan, Narad ji says God hates one thing Pride, and loves another thing Humility https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=568 11 the day pride goes out from our hearts, God realization will be ours, Saint Kabir says “जब मैं था हरि नहीं, अब हरि हैं मैं नहीं“ (मैं is the sense of self), it is our pride that blocks God’s grace to us https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=673 12 the pride makes us think i am this body i am the mind i am the intellect https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=1019 13 1.first of all recognize that your pride is your enemy and 2. realize that I wish to get rid of it because only then I will be a recipient of God's grace, 3. replace pride by practicing humbleness (humility) https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=1441 14 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (avtar of Krishna & Radha combined, 500 years ago) made this the basis of his philosophy, He said that consider yourself more insignificant than a blade of grass trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih trnat api — than downtrodden grass; su-nicena — being lower; taroh — than a tree; iva — like; sahisnuna — with tolerance; amanina — without being puffed up by false pride; mana-dena — giving respect to all; kirtaniyah — to be chanted; sada — always; harih — the holy name of the Lord. TRANSLATION “ *One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord*.” https://vanisource.org/wiki/CC_Adi_17.31 https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=1607 15 Humility actually is not the fourth path to God BUT it is the third part only ,i.e., the basis of bhakti itself https://youtu.be/3KixNXibg7A&t=1670 Full Transcript 0:00 God is Deenanath the savior of the destitutes 0:07 He says I am adham uddharanhar Kripaluji maharaj asked a question 0:14 he said when God is Deenanath 0:20 and we souls are in maya since endless lifetimes we are fallen 0:28 then why has God not bestowed that grace upon us 0:35 the pathways to God realization 0:45 are described as three in the scriptures 0:50 one is karma the second is gyan and the third is bhakti 1:00 karma refers to karma kand the rituals 1:07 these rituals described in the scriptures are so complex 1:13 they are practically impossible to follow in this age of kali 1:34 the scriptures state that any karma kand requires 1:40 six upakarana six items to be fulfilled the place 1:47 should be perfect that time should be perfect 1:54 mantra recitation should be perfect the material used should be perfect the 2:00 person getting it done should have the proper intention and so also the person 2:06 doing it the vedas are saying 2:11 in this kalyug karma dharma is practically impossible 2:16 to follow in the age of Dvapar when Dashrath ji maharaja wanted to 2:24 do putreshti yagya there was only one brahman in the whole 2:31 planet earth who was familiar with its procedures so Vasisht ji did not do it 2:39 he asked Shringy rishi to come 2:54 so the path of karma or the path of rituals is extremely complex 3:04 the second is the path of gyan this path 3:10 is even more difficult 3:22 to walk on the path of gyan is like walking on the edge of a sword 3:31 what will happen when you walk on the edge of a sword you lift one foot and the other gets cut 3:38 lift the other foot and the first gets cut so also is gyan yoga 3:46 because as per gyan yoga this world does not exist 3:53 we are utilizing the world but you are supposed to think it doesn't exist 3:59 if you read the yoga Vashisht that is what it is all about the world is mithya it 4:05 is non-existent in that case the scriptures also don't exist 4:11 and there is no difference between me and guru so it is such a confusing 4:18 perspective for an ordinary mortal 4:23 it is klesh prad that is what lord Krishna told Arjuna 4:31 Arjun this path of stopping your mind from thinking 4:37 of meditating on the formless light is klesh prad for one who is embodied 4:44 you are embodied you have a body and you want to meditate on the lord 4:50 without any body of His, it is very difficult Arjun 4:56 it's not impossible but full of challenges 5:02 and the path of bhakti is a simple path 5:07 in this path of bhakti you want to sing you sing the glories of god 5:13 you want to dance you dance to His keertans you want to read you read about His 5:18 pastimes you want to celebrate festivals celebrate Diwali , Ramnavmi etc so you 5:26 dovetail everything to God that is why it is called easy 5:34 so this easy part is the one for us all 5:40 now what to do if somebody finds bhakti also difficult 5:49 why it's easy to say it 5:54 and difficult to do it why 6:00 because bhakti means to serve 6:12 so when Bharath was walking to go and meet Rama in the forest 6:19 the Ayodhya vasis told Bharath 6:24 why don't you sit on the chariot you are now the yuvaraj of ayodhya the crown 6:32 prince so sit on the chariot and go, Bharath said sit on the chariot 6:41 you know what is my dharma 6:57 It is that where the master's feet have fallen my 7:02 head should fall so Ram walked barefoot out here 7:08 and i sit on a chariot i should walk on my head out here 7:13 how can anybody walk on the head that is why this bhakti is also 7:20 easy to say and difficult to do so what should somebody do 7:30 if they find bhakti also difficult is there a fourth path 7:38 you see the fourth part is humbleness (humility) just become humble 7:45 why because God is deenanath 7:50 the savior of the destitutes He says i am adham udhaaranhar 7:59 the rescuer of the fallen souls 8:04 so in this path all you need to do is to consider yourself as 8:10 fallen to bring actual humbleness 8:15 i am insignificant, Kripaluji maharaja asked a question 8:23 he said when God is 8:28 the friend of the fallen and we souls are in maya since endless 8:36 lifetimes we are fallen then why has God not bestowed that grace 8:44 upon us the answer to this question is twofold 8:51 firstly we have never considered ourselves as fallen 8:59 and secondly we have never considered God as the savior of the fallen !!9:06 all we need to do is to empty ourselves of pride 9:13 so in this part there is nothing to do become humble 9:18 in the Narad Bhakti Darshan 9:28 God hates one thing 9:35 and loves another thing now Naradji's statement contradicts his 9:41 isht dev lord Krishna's statement because lord Krishna said in the gita 9:47 ….sarva bhutah…. 9:53 i am equitable towards all 9:59 neither do i have any friends nor i have any enemies 10:05 nor do i put partially love someone nor do i hate someone 10:11 nor am i partial to someone so God is equitable and makes sense 10:19 because He's our father, if you the children ask papa do you love 10:26 me more or do you love my sister more and papa says look beta 10:32 we have five fingers in the hand now we love all five of them isn't it likewise i love all of you 10:40 so our eternal father also says that you are all my children 10:45 so God says i don't have any partiality any hatred 10:52 but Naradji says 11:00 God hates one thing what is that 11:05 the pride in our hearts and he loves another thing 11:13 the humble (humility) spirit see even the bible says 11:20 blessed are those who are poor in spirit 11:25 for they shall inherit the earth all the religious traditions of the 11:32 world have recognized that the biggest enemy of spiritual 11:38 progress is pride this pride 11:45 the day it goes 11:51 God realization will be ours 11:56 saint kabir put it so well he said as long as i had pride in my heart God was 12:02 not there 12:08 जब मैं था हरि नहीं, अब हरि हैं मैं नहीं (मैं is the sense of self) Kabir sais jab main tha Hari nahin, jab Hari hai main naahi 12:18 now God resides and i don't, “प्रेम गली अति साँकरी, या में द्व ना समाए” 12:30 the street of divine love is very narrow two personalities will not reside in it 12:38 either you keep your lord or you keep your pride 12:44 so what is the problem in receiving grace it is the pride that blocks it 12:53 this pride is there now you ask yourself do i have 12:59 any pride ask yourself what answer do you get 13:06 no swamiji i don't have any special pride but the point is with what did you ask 13:13 yourself with your intellect and the pride is sitting in that 13:19 intellect so the intellect cannot spot its own defect 13:25 the intellect will give you the decision that i have got no pride 13:31 but the scriptures tell us the guru knows that if there was no pride you would 13:38 have become God realized so 13:43 don't ask your intellect ask the scriptures 13:50 once akbar and birbal you know the stories of akbar and birbal 13:56 so akbar was the muhammadan king of delhi at that 14:02 time and he went out on his elephant into the town 14:07 birbal was on the side whereas standing by the wall 14:13 of lal killah was a drunkard he had taken one too many 14:21 he looked at बादशाह Akbar and he said 14:29 hey you will you sell me your elephant now imagine the insolence (rude and disrespectful behavior)of it 14:35 in those days the king had so much of power and this guy 14:41 in an urchin's dress is saying will you sell me your elephant 14:47 akbar boiled over with rage and he said let this man be presented in 14:53 my court now that man's 14:58 intoxication came down he realized he had made a fatal mistake 15:05 the king all he needs to do is to let him be hanged and gone so he went and fell at birbal's feet 15:12 because it was well known that birbal is so wise he said 15:17 oh minister you need to save me now birbal told him there's a little 15:24 trick so the next day he was brought to akbar's court 15:30 akbar said did you ask from me to sell my elephant to you 15:35 he said badshah salamat i said no such thing i have no need for elephants 15:43 and even if i need elephants i don't have money to buy elephants and if i did have money to buy i would 15:49 not buy from you i'd go from the market and buy it 15:54 Akbar said you are speaking reasonably today what happened to you yesterday 16:01 if it was not you then who was it who asked me to sell the elephant 16:07 that person said i know that gentleman and you give me 24 hours time i will 16:13 present him in your court akbar said so be it 16:19 24 hours later that man came with his bottle and he put it in front of akbar 16:27 akbar said what insolence is this he said it was the bottle 16:32 what do you mean i mean at that time i was intoxicated 16:38 so my intellect was inebriated the alcohol had destroyed my intellect 16:47 now when that has gone away i am back to my senses 16:53 akbar laughed and said all right go likewise the pride is sitting in our 16:59 intellect and if we ask ourselves the answer you'll get is yes i'm very humble 17:06 but the fact is it is this pride that is the biggest defect of the 17:13 material realm where does it come from 17:20 it is the first contact point between the soul and maya 17:28 the pride makes us think i am this body i am the mind i am the intellect 17:37 so the pride is making us identify with this false me and false mind 17:47 this pride is the cause of all kinds of conflicts in the world 17:56 there's a book what they don't teach you at harvard business school 18:04 it's a book of street smarts i read it when i was in business school 18:10 what they don't teach you at harvard business school so one statement i liked very much from 18:17 that book it says you know most corporate executives 18:23 are big balls of ego with hands and feet sticking out 18:30 keep this reality in mind but that is a fact 18:35 all of us have this huge ego inside us and the path of spirituality is the 18:46 very reverse so this ego is coming out of 18:54 misidentification this is mine this is mine this is mine 19:00 now one mouse found a hundred dollar bill 19:06 hundred dollars for a mouse that's big money 19:11 so it sat down on the bill the mouse was in the jungle 19:18 an elephant came walking by so elephant did not notice the mouse 19:24 because elephants are huge creatures the mouse was insignificant 19:30 so the elephant very nonchalantly (in a casually calm and relaxed manner) placed its leg over the mouse and walked off 19:38 the mouse looked at the elephant in anger didn't you notice i'm sitting on a 19:44 hundred dollars now you'll say the mouse was crazy 19:50 but all of us are crazy like that whatever little we have we identify with 19:57 this this is mine this is mine that is mine and besides that we identify with our 20:05 titles our positions i am so and so i am like this i am like that 20:10 i am beautiful i am handsome i am intelligent i follow 20:17 i am a swamiji all these identifications 20:25 they are all false identifications once one person went to attend 20:33 the rathyatra so you know lord jagannath when He comes 20:39 to the bordeaux the big street it's a three kilometer (two mile) long 20:45 street extremely wide probably 20:50 30 meters wide or something and then he goes there 20:57 so now of course it's getting covered on television but 30 years ago it there was no live coverage 21:04 so on the day of rathyatra over a million people would fill up the 21:10 street he said what a sight it used to be so they would all see jagannaji from far 21:18 and they're doing dhandavat so prostrate obeisance that is called 21:23 dandavat with all their devotion villagers come from here and there we want to 21:28 participate and from far they lie down flat on the floor 21:34 and one dog happened to walk in front of the rath the chariot 21:41 and the dog saw this guy is doing pranam that guy is doing pranam he said you know i must be something 21:47 they are doing pranam to me that is the pride of the dog 21:54 the dog doesn't realize there is lord jagannath behind 22:00 they are all doing pranam to lord similarly we may think i'm like this i'm 22:08 like that but we don't realize all these qualities are bestowed by someone 22:17 and they can also be snatched away but whatever one may have 22:23 the pride is quick to come 22:41 if somebody is young if somebody is powerful if somebody is rich 22:48 etc it's very difficult not to be 22:53 proud that is why it is said 23:03 at the age of 16 the gadhi the gadhi is the female horse 23:09 the gadhi even she thinks i am an apsara the age is such 23:16 the age is intoxicating one gandharva celestial angel 23:23 came and gave darshan to a lady so you know the vanity (pride) of ladies 23:30 gents have their own vanity ladies have their own vanity so the gandharva said 23:36 ask for a boon as she realized oh she said what should i ask 23:41 so the gandharva prompted should i make you beautiful she slapped him 23:48 you mean i'm not beautiful now you'll laugh but this is the pride 23:55 of all of us in some way or the other 24:01 and this is what we need to target 24:08 so if you remember the yoga sutras maharishi patanjali says 24:14 practice the reverse thinking if you wish if you can first of all 24:21 recognize the pride as the enemy and second 24:27 realize i wish to get rid of it because only then i'll be a recipient of 24:34 grace if you say okay i wish to keep pride and i also wish to keep God 24:39 no hope the gopis made this mistake 24:44 when the maharas started the gopis were at such a high level 24:50 the lord Krishna was dancing with them God is dancing with them imagine what 24:56 privilege but then the gopis made a mistake they were looking at Krishna 25:03 and suddenly they started looking at themselves i must be special that's why he's 25:09 dancing with me and the moment they looked at themselves 25:14 the sight from Krishna, the consciousness shifted 25:22 जब मैं था हरि नहीं, अब हरि हैं मैं नहीं (मैं is the sense of self) मैं, the pride has come so Shri Krishna disappeared 25:29 so we now have to do the prati paksha bhavanam as maharishi patanjali says 25:37 first of all recognize the devil that pride within you 25:43 second aspire to get rid of it and third 25:50 to replace it by practicing humbleness (humility) 25:56 the moment we think we have pride it is a sure shot indication that we 26:04 have forgotten God see the firefly can be proud at night 26:13 it's very glorious at night you seen fireflies at night, wow 26:18 but when the sun rises can the firefly be proud ? its pride is only in the absence of the 26:25 sun likewise when we forget God we can say oh you know i made a double storied 26:31 house but if you remember God made the whole world and much more 26:37 then what is there to be proud about so replace it with thoughts of humbleness 26:47 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu He made this the basis of his philosophy 26:54 he said that look 27:05 consider yourself more insignificant than a blade of grass 27:11 don't tell others i am more insignificant than a blade of grass that is false humility 27:19 from inside you consider yourself more insignificant than a blade of grass 27:26 and be extremely tolerant don't seek amanina 27:35 don't seek prestige for yourself give all respect to others 27:44 in this state do kirtan all the time 27:50 always chant the glories of God so that critical point 27:59 must be prioritized in our spiritual practice 28:07 and must be the focus as the culprit 28:12 so Kripalu ji maharaj says with humbleness see yourself as fallen and 28:18 then pray to the lord you are the rescuer of the fallen my lord 28:24 now please grace me and this is the fourth path 28:31 actually it is not the fourth path i duped you all 28:36 it is the third part the basis of bhakti itself but just 28:43 To put it as a wake-up call i mentioned it as a fourth but the fact is 28:48 that humbleness (humility) itself is the foundation of all bhakti the radha krishna temple 28:56 invites you to a week-long spiritual journey as we present the life 29:01 transformational series based on the science of happiness by swami mukundanan 29:07 an iit and iim alumnus and amazon's best-selling author of a profoundly 29:14 inspiring line of books like the power of thoughts, signs of mind management 29:19 bhagavad-gita and more the seven-day complementary offering includes in-person yoga 29:26 meditation kirtans refreshing morning walks and structured lectures based on 29:32 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