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A Crisis of Climate within each of us || Acharya Prashant, with Bard College (2022)
Prakrati
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1 year ago
Climate Crisis
Consumerism
Vedanta
Inner Transformation
Sustainability
Spiritual Awakening
Economics
Veganism
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the climate crisis is not an external or incidental problem but a direct manifestation of a deeper internal sickness within the collective human mind. He argues that conventional methods like legislation, regulation, and technical processes have failed for decades, with the rate of environmental degradation actually accelerating. He suggests that the spiritual route is the only viable option remaining, defining it not as esoteric or paranormal, but as the dissemination of holistic information that addresses the root cause of human behavior. He posits that right diagnosis is a prerequisite for treatment, and the current crisis is a symptom of a toxic internal state characterized by insane consumerism and a lack of self-knowledge.