Swami Mukundananda | Author, The Art and Science of Happiness
- Swami Mukundananji is a world-renowned teacher of spirituality, yoga and meditation.
- He has pioneered a holistic system of yoga known as Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog or yoga for the mind, body and soul.
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Overview
Welcome to an exploration of the elusive essence of true happiness. In a world brimming with fleeting pleasures and external pursuits, the quest for genuine and enduring happiness often remains obscured. Let’s go on a journey to uncover ancient wisdom that goes beyond wanting stuff and goes deep into finding real peace. In this episode, we’ll explore the mystery of true happiness with help from Swami Mukundananda Ji, a world-renowned teacher of spirituality.
[01:56] – About Swami Mukundananda
- Swami Mukundananji is a world-renowned teacher of spirituality, yoga and meditation.
- He has pioneered a holistic system of yoga known as Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog or yoga for the mind, body and soul.
- He is currently building a big university in Orissa.
- Swamiji is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Kolkata.
[03:12] – How do you define true happiness? What are some common misconceptions people have about happiness?
- Happiness is a state of being that is difficult to express in words.
- It is characterized by an experience of joy, a sense of well-being, an experience of contentment and fulfilment in our life.
- Misconceptions around happiness arise because people are running after the wrong things.
[13:44] – What role does gratitude play in cultivating happiness?
- When we feel gratitude, we acknowledge that we have received a gift.
- The source of the gift is outside of us.
- We can’t be grateful to our own selves, so we accept that there is goodness outside.
- Gratitude is one of the finest sentiments to cultivate in our hearts and grow in our sense of inner joy.
[32:53] – Help us understand the concept of ‘Karma’ and its influence on happiness.
- Destiny is not something that has fallen on us accidentally.
- The actions we performed in our past lives have transformed into our destiny.
- Those actions resulted in what we are enjoying or suffering today but we still have the freedom of choice.
- Freedom starts off with the ability to choose our thoughts.
- When we start choosing the thoughts that are uplifting, then our destiny starts changing.
[38:13] – What is ultimate happiness?
- The ultimate happiness comes when we seek to give happiness to others rather than searching for our own happiness.
- It comes when we try to serve the Supreme.
- The scriptures say that the Lord is a servant of His devotees, it is because of the bliss he is getting from the hearts of His devotees.
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- Swami Mukundananji is a world-renowned teacher of spirituality, yoga and meditation.
- He has pioneered a holistic system of yoga known as Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog or yoga for the mind, body and soul.
- He is currently building a big university in Orissa.
- Swamiji is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Kolkata.
