We often believe we are living freely, while our desires, dreams, beliefs, and choices are shaped by physical, social, cultural, religious, and psychological scripts. These scripts offer comfort and security, making us reluctant to examine our bondage. Freedom does not begin by imagining what lies beyond the script, but by deeply observing the cage we already live in, without fear, desire, or attachment.
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Questioner: Good evening, sir. I am Meghna. I feel that we are not women or men, but we are scripts. So, could you please explain how our conditioning has turned us into scripts?
Acharya Prahant: It's there to be seen. It's everywhere. If we were not told, let's say hypothetically, thought experiment, what kind of clothes to wear, would we still wear these same kind of clothes? If there were no one to tell you that these are the right kind of clothes or the prevailing custom, would you still wear the same kind of clothes? So, it's scripted.
Now, take it deeper, and it starts getting dangerous. If you were not told, would you do anything that you do throughout the day? And let's make it scary, really scary. If we were not told, would we have done anything we have done till this point in life? Would you be found in this institute? Would you be speaking this language? Would you be holding the kind of dreams you do?
Even our dreams are scripted. Our dreams are not our own. Think of it. How come most of us have similar dreams? If we were to jot down our dreams, you will find that the differences are very superficial. Essentially, the dreams are the same. They'll revolve around money, family, kids, reputation. Only, only these things, right? How come all of us have the same dreams? How is it possible? If we are individuals, how come our dreams and desires are all so similar? Surely, the script is coming from somewhere else. It's not our own.
