It is in this world that you locate the genesis of your suffering, and do whatever you have to do. It is here that you have to ask yourself — if I really do value love, is there love at my workplace? If I value realization, do I realize what it means to be a mother? It is in the middle of this saṃsāra that you'll have to ask these questions, that you have to seek salvation. You cannot go anywhere else.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, you said that we are conditioned to act in a certain way. Now, in this saṃsāra, If I get this question that I want to know myself, how do I get there being within the saṃsāra? Because Gautam Buddha also went away from his family and tried to seek the answer. Now, if we are already within the society, we are already trapped in materialistic suffering. So, is it possible for a common person who is in the society to have the answer?
Acharya Prashant: No. Some people say it's a matter of common sense and they can see for themselves that they are suffering. So some people say they can do that. Our friend said he can do that. Another friend said he cannot do that. Of course, there are people of both kinds. Some say yes, it's possible. Some say, it's not possible. You say, it's not possible. The majority indeed do say that it is very difficult.
But the question is: where else would you locate the genesis of your suffering? This is the world. If you are not in one society, you would be in some other. It is here that you have your relationships. It is here that you have been brought up and educated. It is here that you will do whatever you have to do. This is your workplace. This is where you'll have a family. Maybe you'll have kids. This is the place.
