Vigyan Bhairav Tantra

विधियों से आगे है ध्यान || आचार्य प्रशांत, विज्ञान भैरव तंत्र पर (2016)

Small Leaders, Big Egos, Bigger Wars, Biggest Wipeout

And those who have reason and logic on their side —they very respectfully retreat when faced with an unreasonable kind of animal. Why this respect? “No, we don’t want to hurt somebody’s feelings.” It's not about feelings. It's about facts. Facts must always prevail over feelings.

Strive for Freedom, for Purity, for Sacredness.

19 min

It's human nature to strive for freedom, for purity, for sacredness. So you would not be alone in this. Unknown to you, in some other place, somebody else is doing the same thing. And if your circles keep expanding, one day the two circles will come into contact. And then something great will result.

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।

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.

बच्चों का पढ़ाई में मन कैसे लगाएं?

8 min

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।

नशे के बाद के खास अनुभव

8 min

प्रश्नकर्ता: टेर्रेंस मकेना करके एक अमेरिकन काफ़ी कल्ट (पन्थ) फिगर थे जो मेरे ख्याल में उन्नीस सौ अस्सी में गुज़र गए, उससे पहले बहुत कल्ट फोल्लोविंग (अनुगामी) थी, आई थिंक ही हैज़ बीन द इंटेलेकचुअल पोस्टरबॉय ऑफ द रेव कल्चर (मुझे लगता है वो एक बौद्धिक पोस्टर बॉय रहे हैं… read_more

Why Are We in an Age of Extremism?

9 min

Man is taking extreme measures in the external world due to his extreme inner hollowness. This hollowness comes from a philosophy of endless consumption and from technology that is capable of producing endlessly. But the purpose of our life is the spiritual urge to be liberated. And when we don't find this purpose, we indulge in stupid things like religious extremism and extreme merrymaking.

Stay Away From 'Pop Spirituality'

17 min

‘Pop spirituality’ can include anything — some kriya, snakes, spirits, ghosts — things that can neither be verified nor negated. India had a better name: ‘Adhyatma’, which means ‘self-knowledge’, not ‘spirituality’. And once you realize it's about knowing yourself through self-inquiry, it becomes the ruthless negation of all imaginary products of the ego — with deep respect for facts.

ख़ुद को बेच देना कितना आसान है, और आज़ाद जीना कितना मुश्किल

33 min

सही विकल्प चुनने और उसका परिणाम या प्रमाण पाने में एक फेज लैग होता है। उसको संयम या धैर्य बोलते हैं। सही विकल्प चलो, गलत विकल्प चलो। दोनों ही विकल्पों में तत्काल कोई परिणाम नहीं मिलना है।उतने समय तक चुपचाप सही काम बस करना होता है। और दुनिया में ऐसा कोई नहीं होता जिसको बिल्कुल ना पता हो अपनी जिंदगी में कि अगर मेरे पास यह पांच विकल्प हैं किसी भी क्षेत्र में तो इन पांचों में थोड़ा ऊपर कौन सा है? हमेशा आपको जो रिलेटिवली राइट है वो चुनना होता है।

The Trap of Positive and Negative Attitudes

6 min

There is nothing called ‘positive attitude’ or ‘negative attitude’. All attitudes are enemies of understanding and reality. An intelligent man lives a life free of attitude. Within attitude, you approach reality with a fixed, frozen mindset. When you come to a situation, come to it afresh—not with a ‘positive’ or a ‘negative’ attitude, but with real intelligence.

यूज़ मी (Use Me): मेरा पूरा इस्तेमाल कर लो

27 min

और वो जो नियति है वो आपके चाहने से, कहने से बदलनी नहीं है। कौन जाने जितना भी है यूज़ मी। पूरा इस्तेमाल कर लो। मेरी परवाह नहीं करो। मेरा इस्तेमाल करो। पूरे तरीके से निचोड़ लो मुझको। और वही मैं चाह रहा हूं। इसमें कुछ ऐसा नहीं है कि मेरा शोषण हो जाएगा। मैं वही चाह रहा हूं। पूरे तरीके से एक-एक बूंद निचोड़ लो। शरीर जले तो बस शरीर जले। कुछ बचा नहीं। पहले ही सब निचुड़ गया था। यमाचार्य आके खड़े हुए। उन्हें कुछ मिला ही नहीं। खाली हाथ लौटना पड़ा। कहां गया इसका सारा माल? वो मैंने बांट दिया था। पहले ही बांट दिया था।

The economics of spirituality || On Vedanta (2021)

10 min

Questioner (Q): The right action dictated by spirituality is what the world requires, but if the world economy was to be structured around it, then wouldn’t that make most of the prevalent jobs and business models obsolete? If everybody becomes spiritual, won’t the world’s economic system collapse? If the economy… read_more

Grandpa Gave You the Best He Could, Stop Blaming Him

14 min

We have to accept responsibility for our lives, our times. At the center of our lives lies nobody else but the liver, the individual, the person. If you are the living entity, then your life is your responsibility. Philosophies from the past, knowledge from the past, traditions from the past, myths from the past — they are at best resources available to you in the form of knowledge, ammunition. But whose responsibility is it to utilize the knowledge, to load the ammunition, and fire it? Yours.

Why Do We Prefer Morality Over Spirituality?

7 min

There is a deep fear that keeps us terrified—the fear that things can go wrong at any time. And there is an inner laziness that makes us unwilling to figure out our own direction. So, we choose morality that comes with a ready-made action plan. 99% of what goes around in the name of religion or spirituality is just stale morality.

There Are No Imperfections, There Are Only Illusions

6 min

Achievement is the central disease, there is something to be achieved. So, develop whether as a verb indicating yourself or your students is actually not very appropriate. There is no question of development. There can only be a realization, that I am already developed. There can only be a realization and that realization; believe me, changes everything. Do not think that after that realization things will remain the same. In a very fundamental way, things will change.

Delayed Decisions: Balancing Productivity and Pleasure

13 min

Had there really been love, you would have completed it well ahead of time and submitted it already. This means you need the deadline. This means that it is just an imaginative fancy that you would complete it even in absence of deadline. You remove the deadline, and you find you will do nothing at all. Or maybe you will do one thing, claiming that one thing is your true love, whereas the fact is that you need to know five other things as well. Maybe without knowing those five other things, you cannot even know that one thing you claim to be in love with.

Is Sartre’s Existentialism Contradicting Gita?

7 min

They don't contradict each other. Existentialists like Sartre argue that humans cannot suppress consciousness and are 'condemned to be free.' We are born without a predetermined purpose—existence precedes essence. You exist first and must then discover your essence. In the spirit of 'Neti Neti' (neither this nor that), no external force can define your essence; it is your freedom to consciously determine what life is for.

Learn to cheat the ego || Acharya Prashant (2019)

8 min

Question: Pranam Acharya ji. Acharya ji, allow me to apologize for the abrupt question last time. I was a little afraid of writing another question. However, I do wish to write. Please talk about it—as I am an avid listener—on what you consider shall be good for me.

Here is… read_more