Shree Krishna reveals How your MIND truly WORKS | Swami Mukundananda | Bhagavad Gita 2.62/63

Summary

This transcript delves into Vedic psychology's insights on mental afflictions such as anger, greed, and desire, highlighting their causes and solutions. Swami Mukundananda explains how attachment leads to desire, which when unfulfilled results in anger, and when fulfilled results in greed. He underscores the importance of understanding these mental diseases and their root causes, emphasizing that repeated contemplation on worldly happiness fosters attachment. To counter this, he advocates for shifting focus to finding happiness in God, thereby fostering pure desires and ultimately purifying the mind.

Takeaways

• 🌍 The world itself is not a problem; our attachment to it is the real issue.
• 💭 Attachment leads to desire, which can result in either craving when fulfilled or anger when obstructed.
• 😡 Anger clouds judgment, leading to the destruction of intellect and ultimately causing ruin.
• 🧠 Mental ailments like anger, greed, and envy are seen as diseases in Vedic psychology.
• 💸 Greed is a never-ending desire that cannot be fully satisfied and is distinct from basic human needs.
• 🔥 Anger and greed both originate from unfulfilled or obstructed desires.
• 🔄 Fulfillment of desire often leads to further desire and greed rather than satisfaction.
• 🔍 The root cause of desire is attachment, which arises from repeated contemplation that something brings happiness.
• 🙏 Attachment to God can lead to the desire for spiritual fulfillment and purify the mind.
• 🔑 The solution to eliminating negative mental states is to shift the focus of desire from worldly objects to the divine.

Q & A

What does Vedic psychology focus on according to the script?

Vedic psychology focuses on the afflictions of the mind, such as anger, greed, desire, and hatred, as well as their causes and solutions for eliminating them.

How does Shri Krishna describe the functioning of the mind in the Bhagavad-Gita according to the script?

Shri Krishna provides a detailed analysis of the mind, explaining that the world is not the problem but our attachment to it is. This attachment leads to desire, and when desire is obstructed, it results in anger, which can cloud judgment and destroy the intellect.

What are considered 'mental diseases' in Vedic psychology?

Mental diseases in Vedic psychology include anger, greed, and envy, which are seen as afflictions that torment the soul and need to be eliminated.

What example is given in the script to illustrate the nature of greed?

The script narrates a story of a trader who, after pleasing the king, asks for as much land as he can measure from sunrise till sunset. Despite acquiring a vast amount of land, his greed drives him to continue until he collapses and dies, highlighting the insatiable nature of greed.

According to the script, what is the relationship between desire, anger, and greed?

Desire is described as the root cause, with anger and greed being its 'children.' Unfulfilled desire leads to anger, while fulfilled desire leads to increased greed.

How does desire affect a person, based on the explanation given in the script?

Desire, when fulfilled, leads to more desire, increasing greed. When unfulfilled, it leads to anger, which can cloud judgment and cause one to act irrationally.

What is the suggested method for overcoming mental diseases like anger and greed?

The script suggests that to overcome these mental diseases, one must eliminate desire by understanding that attachment is the root cause. It emphasizes that contemplation and attachment to worldly objects lead to desire and its consequences.

What role does contemplation play in the development of attachment, according to the script?

Contemplation plays a crucial role in developing attachment. Repeated contemplation on the perceived happiness in certain objects or people leads to attachment, which then generates desire.

What does the script say about the universal nature of seeking happiness?

The script states that the desire for happiness is intrinsic to the soul, as we are parts of the 'ocean of bliss' (God). This intrinsic yearning for happiness drives our contemplation and attachment.

What is the proposed solution to redirect the mind from worldly attachments to divine attachment?

The proposed solution is to repeatedly contemplate that true happiness lies in God. By doing so, the mind will develop an attachment to God, leading to a desire for divine connection and ultimately purifying the mind.