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यदि अध्यात्म से किसी को तकलीफ़ हो || आचार्य प्रशांत (2017)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Spiritual Awakening
Suffering
Truth
Divine
Family
Brahman
Balance
Compassion
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Acharya Prashant explains that one's spiritual awakening or clarity does not cause suffering to others; rather, it merely reveals the suffering they were already living in. He compares this to a mirror showing a person their own reflection or a medical report diagnosing a pre-existing illness. He advises that one should not feel guilty or responsible for the distress others feel when confronted with the truth of their lives. Instead of retreating or changing oneself to please others, he suggests remaining firm in one's own nature while maintaining a compassionate presence. He emphasizes that one should not abandon their family or the world in the pursuit of the divine, nor should they abandon the divine for the sake of the world. Acharya Prashant advocates for a balanced life where one holds onto both the spiritual and the material. He suggests that by staying connected to the divine with one hand and to the family with the other, an individual becomes a bridge for others to reach higher consciousness. He encourages being 'greedy' for both the formless Truth and the manifest world, asserting that there is no need to choose one over the other. Even if this path causes personal strain or tension, he advises maintaining inner freedom and strength, treating the challenges of managing both realms as a voluntary exercise of the soul. Ultimately, he teaches that both the formless Brahman and the physical world have their own beauty and should be embraced simultaneously.