Swami Mukundananda

An Olympics athlete trains every single day, year after year to achieve mastery. A ballet dancer practices six to seven hours every day to become a professional dancer. Such is the level of persistent hard work, focus, and practice required to achieve mastery in any field. What will it take to attain achieve spiritual mastery? Swami Mukundananda explains in this inspirational podcast that it will...

JKYog extends Mother's Day greetings to all with a special "Happy Mother's Day" audio message by Swami Mukundananda and dedicated to all the wonderful mothers! Mothers have the exceptional privilege to partner God in bringing forth life and nurturing it with love. A mother's unconditional love and devotion is incomparable to any other kind of love in this material realm. Even before birth, our mot...

Sacrifice is an essential virtue. We make a lot of sacrifices in life. For example, Parents make sacrifices in their life to raise their children, and some people dedicate their lives to help the needy, etc. The question is, Why is sacrifice important in life? Sacrifice purifies our mind. Sacrifice also help us detach ourselves from material possessions in life. It is a form of love we express tow...

A special morning guided meditation on Shri Radha Krishna. Make a fresh start to your devotion with this guided morning meditation on Radha Krishna specifically designed for Roopdhyan (visualization) to help develop your love and devotion. Relish this body-mind-soul meditation and feel the presence of God throughout the day. In this 10 min morning meditation, Swami Mukundananda will take your mind...

Listen to Swami Mukundananda, an IIT and IIM alumnus, discuss the difference between religion and spirituality. While answering Parth Mehta a Software Developer question "What is the difference between being religious and spiritual?", Swamiji gives various examples and quotes various prophets and saints from Jesus Christ to Prophet Mohammad; from Guru Nanak to Saint Kabir. He also quotes Shrimad B...

While we have received innumerable graces of God, this podcast delves deeper into 3 most significant among those and what needs to be done to progress quickly on your spiritual journey. Swamiji graciously explains that we have the human form as the first grace, we have some hunger for God that is the second grace and some have the guidance of a guru that is the third grace! Hear this lecture to th...

This narration from the epic Ramayana is called the 'Kevat Samvad' or the Dialogue between Lord Ram & the Boatman - Kevat. Lord Rama with Sita and Lakshmana, while in exile, once had to cross the river Ganga. He approached a boatman, Kevat, for taking them across the river. Kevat wanted to wash Lord Rama's feet before letting them onto his boat. He said, Lord, I have heard that the dust from y...

People often think that there is so much bad going around and feel why does God just sit and do nothing about it? People see suffering in this world, and then wonder if there is a God why doesn't he finish the suffering that exists? Pragyan Vaidya an advocate from Ahmadabad, Gujarat asks this question to Swami Mukundananda in this final episode of the question & answer session. Swamiji answers...

Inspiration is the fuel that empowers our life. It empowers ordinary people to put in their best and become experts in their respective fields. Lack of inspiration transforms geniuses into ordinary people. If we are inspired, the biggest obstacles seem puny. If we are not inspired, the tiniest difficulty seems insurmountable. Listen to this amazing podcast by Swami Mukundananda to understand the s...

Patanjali Yoga Sutras Part5 - Swami Mukundananda - You are not the body, you are the Soul. Swamiji quotes Swami Vivekananda “Thou are souls immortal; spirits free, blessed and eternal; Thou are not matter, Thou are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.” Swamiji further explains we are the immortal soul. When the mind is not pure it is in the illusion and lives in bodil...

What is the secret to healthy relationships? How to build lasting relationships? Many of us struggle and fail to understand why relationships seem to lose their charm over time. Listen to this EYE-OPENING podcast on the secret to healthy relationships by Swami Mukundananda. Swamiji has graciously revealed the extremely simple to understand yet profound perspective that has the power to transform t...

Unable to deal with the immediate problem at hand, Arjun approached Shree Krishna for a palliative to overcome the anguish he was experiencing. Shree Krishna did not just advise him on his immediate problem but digressed to give a profound discourse on the philosophy of life known as the Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita emphasizes the super-excellence of the path of loving devotion o...

If Nothing Seems to Be Going Your Way - LISTEN TO THIS Most Powerful inspirational podcast which will instantly motivate you. Are you too among the hundreds of passionate hard-working individuals who are working day in day out to achieve success in life, to achieve your dream? And yet after years of hard work and sleepless nights nothing seems to going your way in life? And it is seeming like you...

Is there such a thing as a Soulmate? | Swami Mukundananda In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda answers a common question regarding relationships - Is there such a thing as a Soulmate? When we think deeply, the soul is eternal, so our soulmate should also be eternal and everlasting. There would be no disagreements between eternal soulmates. Going by these criteria, God alone is our eternal soulmate....

What is True Love? What it Really means to Truly Love Someone? Love vs True Love - What is the Difference? Swami Mukundananda answers these questions by relating to us some real-life examples to explain his views about True Love. The key takeaway is this - True Love is above and beyond romance. In fact it doesn't need to be romantic.

In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda answers a question related to progress in the Spiritual Path of a seeker when his or her family is in disagreement with the Spiritual Path the person is undertaking. While our family and friends may or may not encourage us to progress in our spiritual journey, the way reacts to it is completely within our control. The goal is to continue progressing in our journ...

In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda answers an essential question and a challenge the current generation is facing: How to Overcome Social Media Addiction and Obsession for Likes? While Social Media is a handy and powerful tool, getting addicted or obsessed with it can take our productive time away. With Social Media addiction, one will try to spend more time seeking approval from others, expectin...

In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda answers one of the most important questions our generation faces today. Should We Believe in Science or Religion? Why are Science and Religion in conflict with each other? Listen to find out how Swami Mukundananda reconciles the Science vs Religion dilemma!

In this audio, Swami Mukundananda explains the Secret to Developing Good Habits in Life. To develop a good habit and break a bad one, we first need to understand how habits are formed. Once a habit is firmly established, the brain creates pathways to make the practice of it easier. Listen to learn more about the Science of Habits and how we can use it to our advantage.

In this audio, Swami Mukundananda gives us the knowledge that will help us reach the highest goal of our life. To accomplish our goals, we need to take charge of our life. Otherwise, our uncontrollable mind and senses can take us in the direction they want. Listen to find out more about how knowledge of the self can help us control our mind and senses.

In this audio, Swami Mukundananda explains the mindset we need to develop to stay calm in any situation. This world is full of dualities in that there will be pleasurable and painful situations in our life. The idea is not to get affected by either of them or be indifferent to both the pain and pleasures of the world. Listen to find out more about how to attain that state of equanimity that will e...

Swami Mukundananda in this podcast explains the role of a Guru and his guidance in managing our mind and elevating ourselves. To manage ourselves, we need to manage our mind. To manage our mind, we need the help of a Guru. When we went to School, Colleges to learn subjects, we always relied upon a teacher who is an expert in that field to educate us. The same philosophy applies to our mind managem...

Relish this beautiful heart touching bhajan sung by Swami Mukundananda. In this bhajan a devotee of Lord Krishna is showing his earnest desire to receive the dust from the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. He then goes onto say that how that would change his entire destiny.

Listen to this devotional Krishna bhajan by Swami Mukundananda: Hey Govind Hey Gopal. This bhajan for lord Krishna is one of the most popular Shri Krishna bhajans. Listen to the beautiful bhajan in Swami Mukundannada's voice.

1 Powerful Tool to Master your Mind by Swami Mukundananda. In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda reveals the most powerful tool to master your mind and thoughts. This is tool of Chintan. This is the process of repeated thinking aka Contemplation. Swami Mukundananda explains that in order to make your life a success you need to train your mind on how to think right thoughts. The fact is we have compl...