I recently participated in the KTU…

Pranav · 2026-10-06T12:46:42.000Z

I recently participated in the KTU University Games. First came the Zonals, where I played three matches, and later the Interzone, where I played another three. Our team won the Interzone and finished third overall. What stayed with me more than the result was the state in which I played. Before these tournaments, I would usually experience a lot of pressure, anxiety, nervousness, and overthinking. I would think about my identity, my ability, what winning or losing meant, and what the result…

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Pranav, the detail that stands out is desire to win badly still intact, identity no longer stapled to it. That's the part worth sitting with, most people think dropping pressure means dropping the wanting too, so they aim for a flat calm that kills the edge along with the fear. You didn't go flat. You wanted it fully and let the result stay outside your name, and that's a harder needle to thread than either pure ambition or pure detachment. Carry this back and ask what the equivalent court looks like off the badminton court, where you're still gripping the racket like it's you. --- Support this mission of Mass Based Education of the Self. https://acharyaprashant.org/en/contribute?cmId=m00401

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A Chinnaswamy

प्रणवजी खेल मै हार और जीत तो चलता रहता है खेल को खेल की तरह खेलिए और आगे बढ़ते रहिए युद्धस्व

Sonam

well done Pranav ji 👍

Manju

me bhi jb kuch krti hu tb mujhe bhi ayesha hi lgta h gabraht chinta dar ki koi mera bare me kay sochhega

Rajan Kumar

प्रणव जी ने अपने आपको उपलब्धियों, अपनी पहचान और अपने अहंकार से बस किनारे कर दिया, जिससे उन्हें कोई रुकावट या बाधा उत्पन्न नहीं हुई। वे पूरी तरह फ्री हो गए, स्वतंत्र हो गए और उनकी पूरी ऊर्जा खेलने में लगी, जिसने जीत को संभव बनाया। जितना उनका लक्ष्य था, वे उससे चिपके हुए नहीं थे। बस उनका पूरा ध्यान खेल पर था। बहुत अच्छा लगा कि उन्होंने गीता की बातों को अपने जीवन में उतारा और सार्थक कार्य किया। उनको बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद।