There is a deep fear that keeps us terrified—the fear that things can go wrong at any time. And there is an inner laziness that makes us unwilling to figure out our own direction. So, we choose morality that comes with a ready-made action plan. 99% of what goes around in the name of religion or spirituality is just stale morality.
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Questioner: In response to the broadcasts we do, I always keep getting moral stories—and this was very evident after the discussion we just had. How come they remember the moral story only when I forward something to them?
Acharya Prashant: It’s a wonder how man gets accustomed to using morality as a polestar. You have your eyes, you have your mind; you can figure out your direction. There is some kind of inner laziness, some kind of a deep fear. We all have been terrified. We all have started believing that things can go wrong any time. “I better be careful, I better take the beaten route.”
Morality gives a definite roadmap: “Do it this way.” Actually, it gives you a flowchart: “Do it this way.” It is a ready-made action plan. You don’t have to be on your own.
Questioner: Whatever is there in the mind, it is all just morality, because mind itself is the flowchart.
