Lord Krishna Warns - AVOID THIS to Progress in Spirituality | Swami Mukundananda | Bhagavad Gita

Swami Mukundananda explains the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Slokas 2.42 and 43 where Lord Krishna warns us to avoid one segment of the Vedas if we aspire spiritual progress. The Vedas are divided into three sections. These are: Karmakaṇḍ (ritualistic ceremonies), Jnana-kaṇḍa (knowledge section), and Upasana-kāṇḍ (devotional section). The Karmakaṇḍ section advocates the performance of ritualistic ceremonies for material rewards and promotion to the celestial abodes. Those who seek sensual pleasures glorify this section of the Vedas.

The celestial abodes contain a higher order of material luxuries, and offer greater facility for sensual enjoyment. But elevation to the heavenly abodes does not imply a concurrent spiritual elevation. These celestial planes are also within the material universe, and having gone there, when one’s account of good karmas gets depleted, one again returns to the planet Earth. People with limited understanding strive for the heavenly abodes, thinking that is the whole purpose of the Vedas. In this way, they continue transmigrating in the cycle of life-and-death, without endeavoring for God-realization. However, those with spiritual wisdom do not make even heaven their goal. The Muṇḍakopaniṣhad states: “Those, who practice the ostentatious rituals prescribed in the Vedas for enjoying the celestial pleasures of the higher abodes, think themselves to be scholars of the scriptures, but in reality they are foolish. They are like the blind leading the blind.”
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0:00 Intro
1:21 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Slokas 42-43 Chanting
2:02 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Slokas 42-43 Translation by Swami Mukundananda
3:01 Bhagavad Gita Commentary by Swami Mukundananda: Avoid this to progress in spirituality
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Swami Mukundananda is a global spiritual leader, philosopher, visionary, author, and humanitarian. He is the founder of JKYog (Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog), which offers a unique Yogic System known as Yoga for Body, Mind, and Soul. Swamiji has distinguished engineering and management degrees from two world-famous Institutes in India, 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.

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