श्रोता १: वास्तविक में कुछ नया नहीं है। लेकिन हम उसे नया बनाना चाह रहें हैं। जैसे कि मैं आज आया हूँ यहाँ पर, वैसे काफ़ी समय बाद आया हूँ। और कहीं-न-कहीं मैं ये चाह रहा था कि आज मैं जाऊँ। क्योंकि आज न्यू ईयर वाला है दिन और मैं… read_more
Acharya Prashant: Ask yourself, would you be equally anxious to buy a flat, if you didn’t have that flesh in your life? Consumption promotes further consumption. So, if you are already addicted to one form of consumption, know that many other forms of consumption are just waiting to leap into… read_more
Questioner: Acharya Ji, if we talk about the subject matter of economics, it was said by the father of economics, Adam Smith, that economics is a science of wealth where he puts money over men. So over the years as time passed and the scope was broadened, the economist Alfred… read_more
Acharya Prashant: Service will not probably fulfill this restless ‘I’, but service will enable you to forget this restless ‘I’. That is beyondness—not quite the fulfillment of the little ‘I’, but a certain forgetfulness towards the little ‘I’. You say that you are serving a cause bigger than yourself or… read_more
Questioner: Good evening, sir. I'm Gauri. Sir, I would like to ask a question regarding the global recession. Sir, as we know the global recession has risen from 4.7% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022. Because of this, we are facing a cost-of-living crisis in many countries. Thus, as a… read_more
Acharya Prashant: Latha is saying, why does she get angry so often even over small matters? Especially with some people, she is unable to control anger and she says she tried to change her attitude but hasn’t been quite successful. She is saying, now, how to change myself. Because anger… read_more
यस्यामिमे घण्नरदेव दस्यव: सार्थ विलुम्पन्ति कुनायकं बलातू। गोमायवो यत्न हरन्ति सार्थिकं प्रमत्तमाविश्य यथोरणं बवृका:।।
अर्थ: महाराज, उस जंगल में छ: डाकू हैं। इस वणिक समाज का नायक बड़ा दुष्ट है। उसके नेतृत्व में जब यह समाज वहाँ पहुँचता है, तब ये लुटेरे बलात उसे लूट लेते हैं।
~ परमहंस गीता… read_more
Questioner (Q): Sir, everyone is expecting something. Parents are expecting something, friends also expect something but sometimes I prefer to be alone. What to do in that situation?
Acharya Prashant (AP): Do you really have a friend? What kind of friend is this who does not like you to do… read_more
“You know what, I lost money in stocks and I still didn’t get a heart attack!” Why must you get a heart attack? It is a small matter. Let it happen. It’s okay. Every day more people lose money in the stock market than what is the number of those… read_more
Acharya Prashant (AP): Wonderful! A nice question has come to us. Our friend is saying that greed is making people work. If you remove greed from people’s life, they will not grow. So, I'm asking him, what is growth?
Questioner (Q): Growth is evolution. Like we have evolved into a… read_more
Let your situations, your circumstances, your possessions, your particular destination in life not become important enough or significant enough to define you. Let your self-worth not be dictated by things that are external.
But since everything is external, let your self-worth not be dictated by anything at all. Which means,… read_more
Something is very wrong somewhere. The first thing in liberation is: do not be dependent on somebody, at least for your bread, for your basic sustenance. What kind of empowerment is this that happily accepts dependence on somebody else’s money on a date, and also for an entire lifetime? It… read_more
Money is a very important indicator. See where you spend your money, and see where you do not spend your money. See where you want to cut corners, and see where you want to be lavish. Have you not heard that little phrase, “Put your money where your mind is”?… read_more
One thing I have always advised those who are on the verge of choosing a career, or even those who are deep into their careers: Let there be no dissonance between who you are and what you do.
Your work is who you are. Do not say that you work… read_more
If you can understand the answer to this question, then you already have the best free thing. The best free thing is ‘understanding’ itself. Well, just that understanding is not a thing, and the best things in life are, as they say, not things.
Think of it. Many machines, many… read_more
Question: Acharya Ji, which are the industries I should invest my money in?
Acharya Prashant Ji: There are two industries that are not going to fail. First, that thrives on kids. Second, that thrives on sickness. And the two are one.
The school industry is never going to starve, and… read_more
If money is the gift that a father leaves behind for the son, then it’s a very petty gift—in fact, a dangerous gift. In fact, only a loveless father would think of primarily money to bequeath to the son. The more would be the money that you leave for him,… read_more
What else do you earn for? Pay to the schools, pay to the hospitals. You can avoid spending anywhere else, but these two places you will not only always spend, you will always overspend.
A fully grown-up man’s apparels are only as expensive as the apparels of a two-month-old, and… read_more
You must know what the place of security and money and sex is in your life. If you don’t know their right places, then for the purpose of sex you will give somebody a high position in your life, and then you will suffer. Persons are essentially harmless; harmful is… read_more
That could be one necessary mark of a true feminist: she would be not dependent even for a single rupee on anybody else, especially not on the male partner.
“Financial independence and then still having kids, is that something that can be counted under feminism as such?”
No, you see,… read_more
You want some money? It is a little desire, and it is a harmless desire. The problem starts when you start wanting peace through money. Money is harmless. But when money becomes a proxy for peace, then money is very harmful.
People do not chase money; they chase peace through… read_more
See where you spend your time; that will tell you of your intention.
See where you spend your money; that will tell you of your intention. Money is a very important indicator.
See what is going on in your mind, see what circulates in your mind; that will tell you… read_more
Questioner: Adam Smith, who is considered to be the father of modern economics, said that economics is a science of wealth; he places primary importance upon money and not on man. Alfred Marshall, another economist, said that economics is a study of material welfare; there he puts importance on man… read_more
Questioner (Q): Dear Acharya Ji, Pranaam!
For three months we have been studying Guru Granth sahib, and my mind is filled with love for God, his name, and devotion for Guru. Today is the last class, so I wished to conclude all that I have learned and listened to so… read_more
Questioner (Q): When I see any children in a slum or working in a construction site, I feel like giving them all the knowledge, or at least help them to study the basic things but then a thought came that you are still not in a condition to help anyone,… read_more
What is the ultimate purpose of life? Earning money or happiness? How can this stupid thing be the purpose of life?
The common happiness that we know, I have said, has two characteristics: one, it is an acquired conditioning, and second, it depends on the presence of sadness. So, if… read_more
All the economic theories, all the economic systems are predicated on this premise, based on this assumption that the goal of man’s action is to have more money. This they call as welfare, or even luxury. In some theories, they say that maximization of luxury is the objective of man’s… read_more
If you want to know why you kept working, slogging for the thirty days, the most effective way is to see what you are doing with the paycheck. What you are doing with the paycheck will very loudly demonstrate why you kept working the thirty days. See what you do… read_more
One spends eight, ten, twelve hours of the day working; add to that the time that you invest in commuting and thinking about work. What does all that do to you? Consider that.
If money helps you get a suitable environment for yourself, only then money has some practical value;… read_more
Money is nothing on its own. Money cannot bring you peace. But established in peace, money and material and the world can be perfectly dealt with. Now you neither need to renounce money nor do you get attached to money, because your real need is peace not money. Now you… read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: सामने वाला भी देख कर बात करता है, उसे भी पता है कौन फँस जाएगा, उसी से बात करता है। बाज़ार में निकलो और बेचने वाले खड़े होते हैं, वो अच्छे से जानते हैं किस पर आक्रमण करना है। पूरा परिवार आगे निकल जाएगा, उसके बाद, 'बहनजी'। कभी… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: प्रणाम, आचार्य जी। तो आचार्य जी, मेरा जो सवाल है वो शिक्षा से सम्बन्धित है। मैं जानना चाहती हूँ कि सच्ची शिक्षा क्या है? जैसे कि शिक्षा के प्रति हमारी विचारधारा क्या होनी चाहिए? जैसे कि हम स्कूल, कॉलेजेज, यूनिवर्सिटीज में जाते हैं तो जो जितने प्रसिद्ध इन्स्टिट्यूशन (संस्थान)… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: नमस्ते आचार्य जी, मेरा नाम शुभम है। मैं एक-डेढ़ साल से सुन रहा हूँ आपको। मैं कॉर्पोरेट नौकरी में हूँ, इंजीनियरिंग जॉब भी है तो मेरा सवाल ये था कि किसी भी काम में जाते हैं शुरुआत में तो वो नया होता है, उसके बाद वो दिनचर्या बन जाता… read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: दुनिया बहुत मूल्य देती है ताकत को और प्रसिद्धि को। दुनिया इन उपकरणों को मूल्य तो देती है पर उनका इस्तेमाल करना नहीं जानती। उनका वो इस्तेमाल करती है मंजिल तक पहुँचने के लिए नहीं, मंजिल से और दूर जाने के लिए। पैसा दुनिया भी कमाती है; मैं… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: प्रणाम, आचार्य जी। परिवार से ये फिर आता है कि हमने जो तुम पर इतने सारे पैसे इंवेस्ट (निवेश) किये, उसका क्या मतलब? अब वो तुम इंट्रेस्ट (ब्याज) के साथ इतने महीने में वापस करो। सीधे ऐसे ही बोल दिया जाता है, इस चीज़ को कि मतलब अगर…
आचार्य … read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, जैसे अभी थोड़े ही समय पहले तक इसी बात पर चर्चा हो रही थी कि कैसे जो छोटे कस्बे हैं या शहर हैं हिन्दुस्तान में, उसमें क्योंकि लोगों के पास ठीक काम नहीं है करने को, तो अपने समय बर्बाद करने को वो वही सारे ऐबों में… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: नमस्ते आचार्य जी। मेरा प्रश्न है कि कॉर्पोरेट जगत में काम कर रहे हैं तो मुख्य रूप से मार्जिन , क्वार्टरली प्रॉफ़िट आदि को लेकर हम कामना-केन्द्रित होते हैं। ऐसे में हम करुणा पर कैसे ध्यान दें? मैं आपसे स्पष्ट जानना चाहती हूँ।
आचार्य प्रशांत: कुल मिलाकर के आप… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, जीवन में पैसा कितना ज़रूरी है?
आचार्य प्रशांत: जितना किसी सत्कार्य के लिए चाहिए; दो रुपए में भी काम चल सकता है, दो अरब भी कम हो सकता है।
प्र: आचार्य जी, सत्कार्य मतलब?
आचार्य: काम ऐसा होना चाहिए जो पैसा माँगे। अपने लिए तो पैसा उतना… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आज आचार्य जी आपने दो चीज़ें समझायीं, साथी और काम के बारे में, साथी कैसा चुनें और काम कैसा चुनें। साथी के बारे में तो काफ़ी कुछ समझ में आ गया, काम को लेकर इतनी स्पष्टता नहीं हुई। क्योंकि हर काम कहीं-न-कहीं अन्त में पैसे से जुड़ता है और… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, आप हमेशा बोलते हैं कि हमारे रिश्तों की बुनियाद अध्यात्म ही होना चाहिए, प्राकृतिक प्रेम की बुनियाद पर हमारे रिश्ते नहीं बनने चाहिए। मैं आज अपनी ज़िंदगी में रिश्ते देखती हूँ अभिभावकों के साथ या मेरे भाइयों के साथ या मेरे प्रोफ़ेशनल लाइफ़ (व्यावसायिक जीवन) में, तो… read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: जो ग़ुलामी की रोटी खा रहा हो, उसे परममुक्ति की बातें शोभा ही नहीं देतीं। परमात्मा भी मुस्कराकर पूछेगा कि रोटी तक तो तू ग़ुलामी की खाता है और बातें करता है मुक्ति की।
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