A young athlete says she knows she should not be attached to winning, yet she is, because her coach, family and country are invested in it. Wanting to win on the court is fine; that is what a contest is for. But we never know who the next opponent will be, and the one opponent always present is ourselves. She also fears that starting at 14 was too late. The past is fixed, so what is left is to play the cards we are dealt. Where does our real contest lie?
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Reva Bhaduria, who asks this question here, is a young Indian mixed martial artist who won bronze for India in the under-13 girls’ 52 kg category at the 2025 Asian MMA Championships in Lebanon, the only Indian girl to win a medal in the youth division there.
Questioner: Namaste, sir. My name is Reva Bhaduria. I’m a Nations Bronze medalist, and throughout my journey, I’ve learned that you should not be attached neither to winning nor to loss. Even my coach says, “Good. Good.” But eventually I am attached to winning because it’s not me who’s winning or losing. It’s everyone that put efforts. It’s my coach, it’s my team, it’s my parents, it’s the people that leave me for training. They pick me up from training. It’s every single person that is putting efforts. It’s my country’s flag. It’s my country’s pride. So eventually I am attached to winning.
Acharya Prashant: No, that’s fine.
Questioner:
