Questioner (Q): You just said that when we make a decision, we need to see whether that decision uplifts our consciousness or not. So, firstly, how to know whether a decision will uplift my consciousness or not? And the second part is, after I come to understand that a particular decision can uplift my consciousness, how do I gain the strength to take that decision in the midst of resistance and opposition from external factors such as peer groups, family, etc.?
Acharya Prashant (AP): The strength will follow from the right choice. The right choice itself delivers the strength. It is benediction. It is grace. When you make the right choice, then you actually surrender yourself to the right choice. The right choice is a big thing, and that big thing then starts taking care of you. Your task is to choose the right thing, that big right thing. And after that you find that unpredictably and unasked for, strength and help is coming from various directionsтАФmost importantly, the inner direction. So, that will happen.
So, only the first part of your question is more relevant. LetтАЩs go into it. The first part is, тАЬHow do I know which choice really elevates the consciousness?тАЭ Let me try to answer it by the opposite. How do you know that a particular choice is depressing your consciousness?
Q: If I am not gaining anything out of a particular choice, or if I become unhappy because of that choice.
AP: Okay, let me revise the question. Give me an example of a choice that you definitely know will lower your consciousness. You very well know that тАЬIf I make this choice, it has a bad impact on my mind.тАЭ Give me one example.
