BG 4.29-31 MOST Powerful Way to Calm your Restless Mind - 99% Don't get This Right!

A controlled mind is our best friend. However, mind also creates a lot of desires. People try to satiate those desires, yet the mind only wants more instead of being satisfied.

What is the way out of this? What is the easiest way to calm the restless mind and achieve inner peace? Watch video to learn as Swami Mukundananda explains it in detail by relating Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 verses 29 - 31.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:17 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Slokas 29-31 Chanting
2:21 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Slokas 29-31 Translation by Swami Mukundananda
4:04 Bhagavad Gita Commentary by Swami Mukundananda
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अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे |
प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणा: || 29||
अपरे नियताहारा: प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति |
सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषा: || 30||
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् |
नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्य: कुरुसत्तम || 31||
apane juhvati pranam prane ’panam tathapare
pranapana-gati ruddhva pranayama-parayanah
apare niyataharah pranan praneshu juhvati
sarve ’pyete yajna-vido yajna-kshapita-kalmashah
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare
swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ
yajna-shishtamrita-bhujo yanti brahma sanatanam
nayam loko ’styayajnasya kuto ’nyah kuru-sattama
BG 4.29-30: Still others offer as sacrifice the outgoing breath in the incoming breath, while some offer the incoming breath into the outgoing breath. Some arduously practice prāṇāyām and restrain the incoming and outgoing breaths, purely absorbed in the regulation of the life-energy. Yet others curtail their food intake and offer the breath into the life-energy as sacrifice. All these knowers of sacrifice are cleansed of their impurities as a result of such performances.
BG 4.31: Those who know the secret of sacrifice, and engaging in it, partake of its remnants that are like nectar, advance toward the Absolute Truth. O best of the Kurus, those who perform no sacrifice find no happiness either in this world or the next.

Some persons are drawn to the practice of prāṇāyām, which is loosely translated as “control of breath.” This involves:
Pūrak—the process of drawing the breath into the lungs.
Rechak—the process of emptying the lungs of breath.
Antar kumbhak—holding the breath in the lungs after inhalation. The outgoing breath gets suspended in the incoming breath during the period of suspension.
Bāhya kumbhak—keeping the lungs empty after exhalation. The incoming breath gets suspended in the outgoing breath during the period of suspension.
Both the kumbhaks are advanced techniques and should only be practiced under the supervision of qualified teachers, else they can cause harm. Yogis who are inclined toward the practice of prāṇāyām utilize the process of breath control to help tame the senses and bring the mind into focus. Then they offer the controlled mind in the spirit of yajña to the Supreme Lord.

When austerities are performed as a sacrifice to the Supreme, they result in the purification of the of the mind and intellect).
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About Swami Mukundananda

Swami Mukundananda is a global spiritual leader, philosopher, visionary, author, and humanitarian. He is the founder of JKYog (Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog), which offers Yoga for Body, Mind, and Soul. Swamiji has distinguished degrees from 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.

In this channel, Swamiji explains the profound knowledge of the Holy Bhagavad Gita in a lucid and succinct manner verse-by-verse. And he teaches us how to practically apply the wisdom bestowed by Lord Krishna in our daily lives to bring out the best version of ourselves and make our life successful.
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[HOLYBHAGAVADGITA]

Answer Quiz here:
1. The process of holding the breath is called kumbhak. True/False
2. When does samān neutralize itself?
3. Any sacrifice is meant for the pleasure of ————.
4. To subjugate the unruly mind and senses, some do A. Vikarma B. Prāṇāyām C. Both A & B

[Dr.Elizabeth_Thomas]

Distance yourself from pleasures of senses and relish the real pleasure of devine love which will uplift you ..this is the powerful way to calm your restless mind.... thankyou guruji for the enlightenment

[chiraggupta]

Radhe Radhe my dearest and respected Swamiji.🙏🙏❤️❤️

[ileanap]

Thank you, Swamiji. I was one of those who lived with the aim of getting the good things in life. I was never happy, until I understood that the meaning of life is to seek God and serve humanity.🙏🙏🙏

[sonalshah]

Jay shree Krishna 🙏❤️ Swamiji explained amazingly how to calm our restless mind 🙏

[bhavanamenon]

Hare Krishna 🙏 Om Namo Narayanaya 🙏 Thank you Swamiji 🙏

[madhulika]

I'm watching this for the second time I've watched it in the past and left a like but unfortunately i don't remember this but now after listening to this profound wisdom i wonder how could i forget this.. Now i think i can actually feel the depth! Radhe Radhe 🙏♥️

[deepikagoyal]

The examples are good for making an impact but we should not take it literally. Its true that we get busy making a living. This is from the region of responsibility and fear. We don''t want to leave room for error. We want to be sure that we are in a position to earn. The fear of failure is gripping. The heart starts beating fast. The intellect decides that i don''t have time for Satsang and i couch on the laptop. Frozen in fear. Trying to do something productive. Then i realize the next day or after a few days, that going to Sat-sang would have made me stay calm and more focused. Sadhana is not a waste of time.

[natarams]

Thank you 🙏 very much Swami Ji. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.

[leelarampersad]

Yes most respected and dearest guru ji

[manoramadas]

So powerful message. Worldly pleasures are temporary and our soul never satiates. The divine pleasure is everlasting. Thank you Swamiji.

[aditigniyogi]

Shri Radhey Shyam 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ Swami ji

[ruhiprasar]

i have started to listen 4 days ago from start and today i completed all of this really amazed by the gurujii eagerly waiting for all the chapters please complete this as soon as possible

[tanujadeshapande]

Beautiful ...v beautifully explained not to induge in desires..not to create desire..v helpful...

[PANDITAMOL]

Hare Krishna Swami ji, thanks for sharing valuable information🙏🏻

[dreamerno.]

Chinese here, I'm happy qi(氣) is mentioned haha