Brahm-realisation, and the fear of distancing from one's family || Acharya Prashant (2018)

Questioner: If I do deeply understand that the bliss of consciousness or Brahm is truly greater by manifolds, then what motivation would I have to perform the mundane duties, chasing worldly desires like wealth etc.? I cannot just sit doing nothing, thinking that my kids will have an education and food on their plates; Karma has to be performed.

But, I feel from my own experience that there is an inherent dichotomy between what I am, and what I do. How do I reconcile the dichotomy so that my actions get aligned with Brahm? To do something, there has to be some sense of motivation; if not external, at least intrinsic. Is it wrong to love mathematics or rocket sciences etc.? Is passion not useful when it comes to the attempt of realising Brahm?

Does realising Brahm mean an altered state of consciousness? There are too many swirling questions in the mind, in a way, I am like a cat on the wall. I am scared to try to realise Brahm, because I believe that that path will take me away from my family and my necessary duties. And on the other side, I am unable to be fully motivated in things like wealth; because I know the futility in chasing them; hence the dilemma—a perpetual toggle mode of existence so to speak. How do I get out of this mode is the answer I long for.

Acharya Prashant: Too many concepts, too much knowledge about that which is beyond knowledge. This is what is what you believe in: one, that action is born only out of motivation; second, the one who seeks Brahm renounces the world and his responsibilities.