Question: Pranam Acharya ji. Acharya ji, allow me to apologize for the abrupt question last time. I was a little afraid of writing another question. However, I do wish to write. Please talk about it—as I am an avid listener—on what you consider shall be good for me.
Here is my question. I think I am very possessive with things and I see myself rooted in habit. I procrastinate real work by thinking that the real happens on its own. I do give it opportunity, like reading, working in a good environment, in a good culture. I like my work, which is customer service for a travel community.
However, I am wary of live people. I like to remain aloof, uninvolved. It's good for some reasons and a bad excuse for many others. And right now, I feel I may be stand too much trapped in habits than I actually realize. Maybe I am just imagining my moments of freedom and aloneness. After a long wait, I have received the book by Gurdjieff, All and Everything, which I wish to start soon. Please talk about breaking habits and living a more aware life.
Acharya Prashant: Manmeet (questioner), habits will remain. As long as you are alive, habits will remain. You know, what is your most primitive habit? The breath, the heartbeat—these are the most primitive habits. They will remain.
Why did Prakṛti give habits to us? It gave habits so that certain things can happen without thought. It is for the sake of efficiency. Habits in Prakṛti are a time-saving measure. There are so many things that you do out of habit. If you do not do them out of habit, you will have to think over them, and that will waste your time. That is the logic of
