Question: Is suffering necessary to reach the Truth? Once I have identified pain and fear, or something like this, where I know that it is creating unpleasant situation or suffering for me, what are the next ways for me to be this….peaceful? What is next?
Acharya Prashant Ji:
A lot of suffering is just unnecessary. If it is unnecessary, give it up. A part of it is necessary. If it is necessary, go through it.
We can see the next question coming. What is the next question?
Questioner: How do we know which part of the suffering is necessary, and which part is unnecessary?
Acharya Prashant Ji: How do we know which part of the suffering is necessary, and which part is unnecessary?
You see, you move about like a drunkard on the road and get hit or keep hitting, and abuse and get abused, and blow up your money, and all of that has a suffering component attached to it. That is unnecessary. Even if you suffer for a thousand years, you won’t be spiritually elevated. Right?
