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True freedom of speech is not just the right to speak, but also the responsibility to understand the source and purpose of our words. Only by cultivating awareness and speaking from a place of clarity can our expression be of true value to the world and ourselves. Expression is not a right; it is a sacred act. Hence, it must begin by looking within. Freedom outside requires freedom inside.

क्या गेमिंग इंडस्ट्री रोज़गार पैदा करेगी?

12 min

Gaming Industry का अपना एक बहुत बड़ा आकार है, और भारत में अधिकांश लोग employable उम्र के हैं। कुछ युवाओं को निश्चित रूप से रोज़गार मिल जाएगा, पर भारतीय युवा Gaming Industry के दम पर रोज़गार पा जाएगा—यह बहुत बड़ी अतिशयोक्ति है। Agriculture और Allied Industries: Manufacturing, Transportation—यहाँ पर रोज़गार निकलते हैं, Services में नहीं।

Responding to Terror With Wisdom: The Bhagavad Gita’s Timeless Message

The Bhagavad Gita tells us how to respond when challenged with wars. Arjun was not merely instructed by Shri Krishna to fight, but to fight with clarity — free from fear or resentment. The Gita’s core teaching is: the right action must be based in wisdom — to understand the situation with clarity, rather than respond impulsively.

आज महिला ऊँचे से ऊँचा हासिल कर सकती है

15 min

इतिहास में महिलाओं के सैकड़ों उदाहरण हैं, जो बहुत ऊँचा गईं — विज्ञान के क्षेत्र में देखें तो मैरी क्यूरी, खेल के क्षेत्र में देखें तो पी. वी. सिंधु। जिस भी क्षेत्र में महिला को देखो, अग्रणी हैं — वह लेखिका, खिलाड़ी, राष्ट्रपति हो सकती है; वो कुछ भी हो सकती है। वो इन सब में कुछ भी ना हो, तो भी एक सरल इंसान हो सकती है। महिला भी मनुष्य है, और किसी भी मनुष्य की तरह उसके जीवन के लक्ष्य वही होने चाहिए, जो एक मनुष्य को शोभा देते हैं, गरिमा देते हैं।

अविवाहित और स्वतंत्र महिला से इतना डरते क्यों हैं पुरुष

76 min

अब ये कहना तो नासमझी होगी कि महिला के जीवन में अनिवार्य रूप से किसी पुरुष को होना ही नहीं चाहिए लेकिन महिला किसी पुरुष के लिए नहीं बनी है। महिला एक मनुष्य है, और उसका जन्म इसलिए नहीं हुआ है कि वो किसी पुरुष को अपने जीवन के केंद्र पर ही रख डाले। महिला अगर मनुष्य है, तो किसी भी मनुष्य की तरह उसके जीवन के लक्ष्य वही होने चाहिए, जो एक मनुष्य को शोभा देते हैं, गरिमा देते हैं।

नारी की असली उड़ान

39 min

महिला दुनिया के हर उस काम में बराबर हो सकती है, जहाँ मनुष्य देह नहीं, चेतना है। वो ज़बरदस्त बॉम्बिंग कर सकती है। वो बेस्ट फाइटर पायलट हो सकती है। पर उससे कहो, “नहीं, तुम्हें दुश्मन की सीमा में घुसकर मुक्कों से मारना है।” तो वो ये नहीं कर पाएगी, क्योंकि मुक्का देह है और फाइटर प्लेन दिमाग है। महिला का पहला बंधन तो उसकी देह ही है। देह से स्वार्थ मत बाँधो। अपने शरीर को न तो अपनी पूँजी मानो, न अपना हथियार। ज्ञान शरीर से बहुत ऊँची बात है।

Meditation: A Simple Honesty Beyond Methods and Routines

Kumbh in the Light of Vedanta: Truth Beyond Tradition

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Meditation is the submergence of the ego in its essential nature. It is at the root of all self-knowledge and wisdom. However, most often, what we call meditation is just escapism—using some ‘method of meditation’ to superficially soothe our restlessness or gain temporary… read_more

13 min

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Immortality, and the meaning of life, is the theme of Kumbh. Seen with clarity, everything in the Kumbh narrative revolves around escaping death.

Another Kumbh festival is here. There are several ancient stories behind Kumbh. If the stories are taken merely as tales… read_more

2025: External Challenges, Internal Solutions

Life Without Fear, and Relationships Without Lies

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

The kind of challenges we face as we approach another new year are unprecedented. Given the novel and cataclysmic nature of these challenges, old approaches are not going to succeed. These challenges come from almost all areas of human activity, and therefore their… read_more

Cultures place too much value on conforming to relationship stereotypes. These dogmas and rigid opinions do not easily accept reality. And so, to please them, you become a habitual liar. But good relationships are founded on freedom; they are not based on obligations, and they are not afraid of reality. In good company, the other might frown, but less on what you did, and more on what you hid.

Contemporising Kumbh: Ancient wisdom, Modern Relevance

The story, the myth, is elaborate, but one word that firmly dictates the narrative of the Kumbh saga is immortality. Immortality is to live deeply, not necessarily long. It is to go to one’s deepest desire, fulfill it, and extinguish it forever. Another Kumbh beckons us. Can we go beyond the ritualistic dip and honestly observe life as it is, within and around us?

Defeating The Monster Without Becoming a Monster

War is a necessary evil. It takes a country away from the path of national development. One day of traditional warfare can cost ₹30,000–₹50,000 crores, excluding the loss of life, infrastructure, or capability destruction. Therefore, like all right action, the right war must arise from wisdom and discretion — not impulse or populist sentiment. Strategic retaliation must serve a higher purpose.

India Understood is India Loved

You cannot love someone or something you know very little of. A nation, at its root, represents a community of people united through certain values. To genuinely love the nation, one must first understand what those values are. These values must not only exist but also be worth loving. Moreover, they cannot simply remain ideals on paper. They must find life in practice.

The Foundation of the Indian Nation

9 min

Questioner: Acharya Ji, in few days, Republic Day—that is, the 26th of January— will be celebrated, and the work that Foundation is doing is very closely linked with 'The Youngsters'. So, I wish to ask you in what ways the youngsters of today have lost love for the Nation?

Acharya … read_more

क्या देह ही स्त्री की असली पूँजी है?

स्त्रियाँ भावना को अपना हथियार और देह को अपनी पूँजी समझती हैं। इन्हीं दो के कारण वो इतिहास में लगातार पीछे रही हैं और गुलाम रही हैं। जबकि स्त्री को प्रकृतिगत कुछ गुण मिले हुए हैं, जो पुरुष के पास नहीं होते। स्त्री में धैर्य और समर्पण ज़्यादा होता है, महत्वाकांक्षा कम होती है — ये बड़े गुण हैं। इस गुण के कारण वो किसी भी काम में बहुत आगे जा सकती हैं। देह सजाने की जगह अपने व्यक्तित्व में ऐसी रोशनी लाइए कि दुनिया को आपकी ओर देखना पड़े।

लड़कों में कुछ खास है, जो लड़कियों में नहीं' ||

19 min

अगर लड़की इतनी ही बुरी चीज़ है, तो आप क्यों लड़की हो? वो माँ, जो लड़का पैदा करने के लिए इतनी आतुर हो रही है, सबसे पहले तो जाकर के उसको *चेंज* (परिवर्तन) करना चाहिए। उसका इसको, इसको पुरुष बनाओ क्योंकि इसे स्त्रियों से तो नफ़रत है।और ऐसे जो पिता जी हैं जिनको लड़कियों से इतनी नफ़रत है कि उनको लड़का ही चाहिए। सबसे पहले तो उनके आसपास, इर्द-गिर्द जितनी भी महिलाएँ हों, सबको उनसे दूर किया जाये।

Vidya and Avidya

14 min

There is one kind of education that just deals with sustaining the body, including earning money, shelter, etc. It is important to have both Avidya (knowledge of the world) and Vidya (knowledge about the self). The second kind of education, which is completely missing, is the awakening of the intelligence and the finding of oneself. If you do not give attention to this education, you will find yourself rejected by life itself — you will find that you are just living a degraded life.

सही काम की पहचान?

सही काम की पहचान ये है कि वो इतना विराट और अनंत होता है कि कभी ख़त्म ही नहीं होता। सही काम चुन लो, फिर ज़िन्दगी भर ये शिकायत नहीं कर पाओगे कि अभी खाली बैठा हूँ, क्या करूँ, अकेलापन लग रहा है। वो काम तुम्हारी दुर्बलताओं को ठोंक-पीटकर सही कर देगा। इसलिए कोई साधारण औसत काम करके जीवन मत ख़राब करो। वह अनूठा काम चुनो जिसकी दुनिया को ज़रूरत हो, और वैसा काम दिल से, प्रेमी की तरह खोजने पर ही मिलेगा।

Cross the river and burn the bridges

2 min

Question: What do I do to cross the river? To me, it is such a challenge.

Acharya Prashant: Crossing the river is easy. Just hold the hand of someone who knows the other side, and cross. You have already crossed the river a thousand times with me. Your failure is… read_more

Self, Society, and the State: Vedanta’s Voice in Indian Democracy

Cleanliness in the 21st Century Can Have Only One Measure: Carbon

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

In India, age-old traditions weave through the fabric of daily life. And on the other hand, the ideals of democracy are deeply cherished. We often find ourselves caught in a paradox: Can a secular Constitution truly reflect the spiritual essence of a nation… read_more

The Climate Crisis Begins Within: Lessons from Kancha Gachibowli

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

The way we adhere to cleanliness standards, or fail to, is often a reflection of what we perceive as socially acceptable, not what we understand to be necessary.

Cleanliness has traditionally been tied to order and discipline, usually showing up in the most… read_more

The Journey to Purpose: Navigating Career and Calling

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

The real change begins with personal responsibility, ecological awareness, and conscious, self-driven action. The climate crisis stems from unchecked consumption and inner emptiness.

There was a time, not so long ago, when I would confront and agitate people by asking them how they… read_more

Linguistic Harmony and Identity: Rethinking India’s Language Dynamics

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Young adults, ready to begin a career after college, often face a dilemma regarding the right work and its financial implications. Society tells them to fulfill their social responsibilities. If the youth talk of purpose, they are typically advised to first earn money… read_more

Climate Change and Feedback Loops: Have We Reached the Point of No Return?

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

A language is not merely a tool of communication; it carries within a worldview, a way of life, and an entire cultural and spiritual lineage. Its sounds are the history of a people and the thread that ties them to their roots. In… read_more

Gandhi: An Earthly Journey, Not a Divine Destination

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Where do we currently stand on climate change?

We are seeing catastrophic long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns, driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrialization. These activities release greenhouse gases, trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and… read_more

How India Pays The Price For America’s Climate Negligence

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

He appeared very average, even unattractive. Short in stature, with a slender body, a dark complexion, and an ordinary face, those disproportionate earlobes! No broad shoulders, no wide chest. Yet, in the past several centuries, no one’s image has been gazed upon as… read_more

The United States emits around 17.6 metric tons per person annually, while India, despite its vast population, emits only about 2.5 metric tons per person. Yet, it is India that faces the harshest consequences. Rising sea levels threaten to swallow coastal cities like Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, displacing millions. In the north and central regions, heatwaves will turn entire towns into furnaces, where stepping outside could mean death for those forced to work in the open.

Redefining Work: The Debate on Working Hours

For those trapped in routine jobs, reducing work hours and ensuring fair treatment is essential for maintaining dignity and sanity. However, the debate over work hours reveals a deeper systemic issue: the need to rethink the meaning of work, shifting from numerical obsession to clarity and love. The real question isn’t how long we work, but whether our work comes from deep understanding or blind compulsion.

Rejecting Illusions: The True Meaning of Shiv and Mahashivratri

Women’s Day: A Call for True Liberation

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

With Mahashivratri around the corner, many of us find ourselves struggling to discover the actual and deeper meaning of the festival. We wonder: surely there has to be something beyond the rituals and performances. More importantly, it strikes us when we are contemplative:… read_more

Redefining Representation: The Case for a Fairer Delimitation in India

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Many women internalize societal conditioning, prioritizing appearance to secure marriage over individuality.

Women’s Day is approaching, and soon discussions will emerge across various platforms. New slogans will be coined, and policy tweaks will be grandly announced. What should truly lie at the heart… read_more

Breaking through the cycle of exploitation in relationships

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Delimitation is the process of redrawing the boundaries of territorial constituencies in a state for the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies to ensure fair representation. Since populations grow and shift over time, this process helps maintain balanced representation so that each MP or… read_more

Swami Vivekananda: Struggle, Resilience, and Legacy

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Our society embodies a stark contrast between its proclaimed life-affirmative ideals and the underlying suffering that prevails. Relationships, especially marriage, are often transactional and materialistic arrangements rather than expressions of love and understanding.

While marriages in developed countries witness high divorce rates but… read_more

Loneliness: The 21st century pandemic

Welcoming Life, Without Conditions

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

According to the recent Global State of Connections report, a quarter of the world’s population, around 1.92 billion, felt ‘lonely’ or ‘very lonely’. Research indicates that loneliness is closely linked to depression, anxiety, substance abuse , heart disease, and a shortened lifespan. Loneliness… read_more

Feelings and experiences are not to be taken so seriously that you start chasing or resisting them. Don’t you feel hungry everyday? How special is that? Don’t you feel sleepy or thirsty everyday? If happiness is not special, it will be a delight. If sadness is not special, then you’ll be able to carry it lightly. Let tears be just tears, they should not hold great meaning. You can cry freely and there is a delight in that, but it is unseemly when tears erupt from a suppressed state.

Beyond the Separate Self: Transcending the Illusion of Separation

Reclaiming Authenticity in a World of Impressions

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

As humans, we often find ourselves trapped in an elaborate illusion—the belief that life is a perpetual negotiation between self-interest and collective welfare.

There is a centre within from where we feel that working for oneself is different from, and even opposed to,… read_more

काम में तनाव क्यों होता है?

Originally published in the The Sunday Guardian.

Right since our birth, we are trained to conduct ourselves according to others’ expectations. Everything about us seems to come from outside; every single identity is social. We write in prescribed ways, speak in acceptable tones, worship in traditional patterns, hold sanctioned beliefs… read_more

13 min

काम तनाव तभी देता है जब आप काम सही कारणों से न कर रहे हों। जब आप सही कारणों से काम नहीं करते तो आप दो ही चीज़ों का इंतज़ार करते हो — एक रविवार का और दूसरा सैलरी डे का। काम का अंतिम उद्देश्य पैसा नहीं हो सकता। आपको काम में अर्थ ढूँढना पड़ेगा। कुछ ढूँढिए जिसमें सौंदर्य हो, सार्थकता हो, बड़ी कोई चुनौती की बात हो। तब फिर उस काम में आप घंटे नहीं गिनते, उस काम में आप परिणाम की ओर भी नहीं देखते।

बच्चों का पढ़ाई में मन कैसे लगाएं?

प्यार, स्पष्टता, आज़ादी, जिज्ञासा—ये सब एक साथ चलते हैं। कोई भी चैप्टर शुरू होने से पहले यह स्पष्ट होना चाहिए कि वह क्यों पढ़ाया जा रहा है। आप इतिहास क्यों पढ़ा रहे हो, शेक्सपियर क्यों पढ़ा रहे हो—बच्चों को यह बता दो, तो फिर वे ज़्यादा मज़े में पढ़ेंगे। अगर उसे यह बात नहीं पता चल रही है, तो चीज़ें उसके लिए उबाऊ हो जाती हैं। जिसे उद्देश्य पता होगा, वह आगे बढ़कर डूबकर पढ़ेगा, नए-नए तरीकों से सीखेगा।

Why does mainstream education neglect wisdom studies? || IIT Kanpur (2020)

27 min

Questioner: Sir, I have been reading Krishnamurti and Vivekananda for the past three years and having learned from them, I genuinely feel that the teachings of such great teachers should be at the core of our education system. I personally feel that my decisions regarding my career and life would… read_more

Safe Careers, Loveless Lives – The Indian Trap

20 min

If you see something for very long, experience it for very long, it becomes your truth. India has seen poverty and deprivation for a very long time, very long. So, bread and basic mortal concerns, they have become the truth. And what is the truth? — The highest, that becomes your highest concern: basic safety. Will I have food on the table tonight? Will I have something over my head next year? Those things, that have continued for a very long time, centuries, it becomes culture.

Hijab and Burqa - choice and controversy || Acharya Prashant, at Delhi University (2023)

5 min

Questioner (Q): Good evening, sir. My question is, recently there were huge protests going on in Iran against the imposition of the hijab . There were many people who talked about the hijab as an imposition on women; while others, including women, consider it to be their right of choice—whether… read_more

दुनिया की गंदगी से बचा लो इन बच्चों को

25 min

ये दुनिया बहुत गंदी है, बच्चे को ऐसे बड़ा करना होता है कि दुनिया का एक भी छींटा उस पर न पड़े। पागल-से-पागल माँ-बाप वो हैं, जो टीवी लगाकर बच्चे को सामने बैठा देते हैं या फिर आपस में बहस कर रहे होते हैं दुनियादारी की। बच्चे को ऊँची-से-ऊँची बातों का — सही किताबें, डॉक्युमेंट्रीज़, ई-बुक्स — इनका एक्सपोजर दीजिए। एक ऐसा बच्चा आपने निकाल दिया, तो वो सूरज की तरह चमकता है, पता नहीं कितनों को रोशनी दे देगा।

इस्लाम और आतंकवाद: समस्या और समाधान

37 min

पुरानी कबीलाई रवायतें और इस्लामिक दर्शन — ये दोनों बातें आपस में गुथ गई हैं। बहुत सारी चीज़ें, जिनको आम मुसलमान मज़हब समझता है, वो वास्तव में बस अरब की प्रथाएँ हैं। धर्म के नाम पर जो चल रहा है, वो हज़ारों-लाखों लोगों की मौत बन रहा है। इसके प्रतिरोध में पूरी दुनिया कट्टर होती जा रही है। संसद, न्यायालय, कार्यालय, शैक्षिक संस्थाएँ — हर जगह से मुसलमान नदारद है। इस पिछड़ेपन का कारण अशिक्षा और ग़रीबी है। इसे दूर करने के लिए ज्ञान का प्रकाश चाहिए — विज्ञान, इतिहास, तर्क में शिक्षा चाहिए।

Are You Ready For True Love?

11 min

The wise ones say, “Love arrives only when the right, clean, and honoured space has been prepared for it.” So, you can never find love — you can only rid yourself of all that blocks it; all that is needlessly and coincidentally present in your mental space. And you can’t predict how love will arrive, but you can do your homework to clear the inner clutter.

क्या परिवार से दूर जाना सही है?

9 min

प्रेम में साथ रह भी सकते हो, और नहीं भी। मूल मुद्दा रिश्ते के स्वास्थ्य का है। जिस रिश्ते में प्रेम नहीं होता, वहाँ दूरी बनते ही घबराहट होती है। भीतर असुरक्षा चिल्लाती है — “नज़रों के सामने नहीं है, दूर चला गया, लौटेगा या नहीं, न जाने क्या कर रहा होगा, कहीं हमें भूल न जाए।” लेकिन रिश्ता अगर बढ़िया है, तो वह एक विश्वास देता है कि दूरी बनाई जा सकती है और नुक़सान भी नहीं होगा। इसलिए, न साथ रहना ज़रूरी होता है, न दूर जाना — बस प्रेम ज़रूरी होता है। प्रेम है, तो सब सही है।

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