The mind is fed up of its daily, boring, routine, fettered and frustrated life. But it has no faith or courage to break away from this life. It is very necessary for it to keep looking towards the future. Some special day must always lie ahead: New Year, Valentine’s, Holi, your birthday, Diwali and so on. This cycle keeps up the illusion that something great is coming.
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Questioner: Sir, why do people celebrate festivals and are always desperately looking for holidays and vacations?
Acharya Prashant: It is very necessary for the insecure and terrified mind to keep looking towards future. So, some special day must always be there a week or a month ahead. New year goes, then you can look forward to Baisakhi. Then Valentine’s day, then Holi, then your birthday, and so on.
This cycle helps us maintain the illusion as something great is going to come. In fact, this gives you nothing except its continuation till death.
The mind is fed up of its daily, boring, routine, fettered and frustrated life. But it has no faith or courage to break away from this life. So, despite hating its limitations, the mind continues with the limited life.
