Climate change is more than an environmental crisis—it is a crisis of human choices. Our patterns of consumption, consumerism and endless pursuit of more are putting increasing pressure on the planet. But meaningful change does not necessarily begin with new technology or stricter policies. It begins with a deeper question: what are we willing to change within ourselves?
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Questioner: Good afternoon. Acharya Ji, salutations. You got quite the crowd here. And so, you know, I noticed living across the Western world that some of the population would listen to a lot of your great teachings, you know, overconsumption, destruction of the environment, war, right? All those things, those detrimental issues will continue to happen, unfortunately. Do you think that humanity will ever be able to achieve and, more importantly, maintain and sustain a higher level and elevated level of consciousness without a major catastrophic or cataclysmic event that could happen that could maybe possibly not instill fear, or more so that would be the driver, but maybe fear or really force people to question?
Acharya Prashant: It's a choice. It depends on you. And there is no guarantee. Let me bring the bad news first. There is no guarantee that even an apocalyptic event will drill down any sense in our collective head. There is no guarantee.
The question is asking, "Oh, people are not listening today." But let's say the average temperature rises by 4°, 5°. The mean sea levels rise by not just feet, several meters. Entire metros are drowned, eliminated, wiped off the map. There is mass migration of populations. Wars happen for the sake of natural resources, not like oil, but like water and food. If that happens, will humanity wake up?
