Khalil Gibran

“The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.” -Khalil Gibran, ‘Sand and Foam’

Question: Once during a discourse on the Bible, you too have said, “The more you know the Truth, the more you want to know; such is… read_more

“Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow. Solitude is the ally of sorrow as well as a companion of spiritual exaltation.”

-Kahlil Gibran (The Broken Wings)

Acharya Prashant: “Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it… read_more

“Thus, I became a madman

And I have found both freedom and safety

in my madness;

the freedom of loneliness

and the safety from being understood

For those who understand us,

enslave something in us.”

Khalil Gibran

Question: Why is Khalil Gibran saying that those who understand us enslave… read_more

“Pleasure is a freedom song,

But it is not freedom.

It is the blossoming of your desires,

But it is not their fruit.”

Khalil Gibran

Questioner: Sir, what pleasure is and what is its place in life?

Speaker: Khalil Gibran is saying, “Pleasure is a freedom song, But… read_more

He may be here, and he may call her.

But like many others she may not hear.

-Khalil Gibran

Question: Why can’t he hear? What stops him from hearing?

Acharya Prashant: He is asking, “When there is the Call and the Caller, why can’t the Caller himself make the… read_more

“Let the whole world listen.

The sky will now speak to the earth,

but the earth is deaf as you and I”

~ Khalil Gibran

Speaker: “Let the whole world listen. The sky will now speak to the earth, but the earth is deaf as you and I”. What… read_more

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom. – Khalil Gibran

Speaker: The Heart stands for Freedom. The Centre, the Core stands for Freedom. The Truth stands for Freedom. And because the Truth is Truth, it cannot go away or disappear. Then why do we feel un-free? If Truth stands for Freedom… read_more

When you reach the Heart of Life you will find yourself not higher than the felon, and not lower than the Prophet.

~ Khalil Gibran

Speaker: “When you reach the Heart of Life you will find yourself not higher than the felon, and not lower than the Prophet”. At… read_more

Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

~ Khalil Gibran

Question: Pranaam Acharya… read_more

Question: Acharya Ji, why do the wise call the Aatman, ‘the enjoyer?’

Acharya Prashant: Enjoyer, in the sense of the watcher. Just as in the cinema hall, you enjoy the show. How do you enjoy the show? By leaping into the screen? In Cinema Hall, how do you enjoy it?… read_more

Do not fear the thorns in your path, for they draw only the corrupt blood.

~ Kahil Gibran

Acharya Prashant: That is a surprise how in the movement of hurt we see only that which has been hurt and we totally ignore that which has been not and both are… read_more

That which seems most feeble and bewildered in youis the strongest and most determined.

Is it not your breath that has erected and hardened the structure of your bones?

-Khalil Gibran The prophet (The farewell)

Acharya Prashant: There are two ways one can look at this; which of these two… read_more

The Two Hermits Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two hermits who worshipped God and loved one another. Now, these two hermits had one earthen bowl and this was their only possession. One day, an evil spirit entered into the heart of the older hermit and he came to the… read_more

Acharya Prashant (AP): Questioner is asking — “Acharya Ji, 'love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn, a slavery. How shall my heart be unsealed unless it be broken?'

~Khalil Gibran.

Kindly elaborate on the above two lines. What do renewal of love, unsealing… read_more

“Your life, my friend,

is a residence far away from any other

residence and neighbours.

Your inner soul is a home far away from

other homes named after you.

If this residence is dark,

you cannot light it with your neighbour’s lamp;

If it is empty you cannot fill it… read_more

You asked me how I became a mad man. It happened thus: one day, long before many Gods were born, I woke up from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen- the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives- I ran maskless through the… read_more

“No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.” ~ Khalil Gibran

Questioner: What is the role of a spiritual teacher in one’s life? How does life change in the presence of a spiritual teacher or a Guru?

Acharya Prashant:… read_more

“Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache. It is not a garment that I cast off this day,… read_more

आचार्य प्रशांत: ऐसों से बचना जो मिलते ही ये कहते हैं कि चल यार, वीकेंड (सप्ताहान्त) पर पीते हैं। ऐसों से बचना जो जब तुमसे मिलने आते हैं तो तुम्हारे लिए साथ में गलौटी कबाब लेकर आते हैं, बचना। ये तो आया ही है देह का सुख साथ लेकर के।… read_more

प्रश्नकर्ता: प्रणाम आचार्य जी, आप कहते हैं “प्रतिक्षण आपके साथ बिलकुल वही हो रहा है, जो गहरे में आपकी इच्छा है।”

आचार्य प्रशांत: आपकी इच्छा है; आपका विचार है, यह नहीं कह रहा हूँ। आपकी इच्छा है। अब इसके आगे सवाल क्या है यह पूछो।

प्र: विचार के मध्य यह… read_more

“If you would indeed behold the spirit of death,

open your heart wide unto the body of life.”

Khalil Gibran

**“*Virgins indulge in sex for curiosity,Harlots for money,Widows for remembering the good old days,Wives out of a sense of duty,While the pure pleasure of sexIs possible in adultery.*”**… read_more