As long as one tries to standardize or enforce something that varies from man to man, it will only create division, violence, and suffering. You have to focus on that which we all have in common—something that unifies us so strongly that all the differences become worthless. That unifying principle is our urge to rise, to know, and to be liberated from inner ignorance.
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Questioner: Good evening, sir. So, actually my question is not so much a philosophical question, but it's more based on the present circumstances and realities, especially migrants. I, myself, am a migrant, I can say so, I study in Gujarat right now. But this is not only for us from the Northeast, this also occurs when people, say, from the North of India, from the South of India, when they also migrate to the Northeast, they also face a similar situation of racism and regionalism.
So, sir my question to you is, there's a certain policy that certain governments have tried to impose of a uniform identity for the nation and for its citizens. So, would this be counterproductive, or would this be productive in eliminating this racism and regionalism?
Acharya Prashant: What kind of common identity are you talking of?
Questioner: For example, some aspects of identity are languages, so maybe people from the Southern part of our country would not be so comfortable with this language imposition, which they may face. Up till now, no government has imposed so much stipulations regarding culture as such, but there are certain worries that people face, even aspects of their culture like what we can eat and what we cannot eat, certain things are like that also.
