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शादी के लिए लड़की नहीं मिल रही! || आचार्य प्रशांत, बातचीत (2021)
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Profession
Marriage
Spirituality
Right Living
Clarity
Rejection
Doubt
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a question from a school teacher who is distressed about not getting marriage proposals, unlike YouTubers and Instagrammers. Acharya Prashant begins by questioning the man's premise: "Did this gentleman become a teacher in order to get married?" He acknowledges the man's pain and frustration, which arises from feeling that his noble profession is not valued, while people in seemingly frivolous professions have money and attract partners. However, he urges the teacher to first look at himself. If marriage was so important, why did he become a teacher? He could have chosen another path. Acharya Prashant explains that the issue is not with the profession but with the expectation. He states that teaching is a very high and responsible position, not just a job or a business. One becomes a teacher to guide students towards a higher consciousness. If it is treated as a mere profession for material gain, the heart will burn, just as the questioner's is. He clarifies that one does not become a teacher to become a millionaire; for that, one should engage in business. Similarly, if the goal is to attract a partner based on glamour, one should become an Instagrammer. He further explains that it is a blessing that women who value glamour and money are rejecting him. He asks, "Does she want a husband or an ATM machine?" He describes this rejection as a form of freedom, saving the man from a potentially wrong relationship. He uses an analogy: one cannot be on a flight and expect the pleasures of a bus journey, like a tea vendor at the window. You cannot choose a higher path and expect lower rewards. The problem is not knowing what to ask for. Ultimately, Acharya Prashant points out that the issue is not the doubt of a single moment but a life lived on a weak foundation, without clarity. The solution is not a quick fix but a fundamental change in one's way of living. When one's life is based on clarity and a higher purpose, such doubts become fewer and are of a higher nature. He concludes that it is a great boon when the wrong people reject you on their own, as it is a form of freedom.