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ज्ञान नहीं, जीवन || आचार्य प्रशांत (2018)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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7 years ago
Spirituality
Action
Knowledge
Life
Relationships
Guru
Kabir Saheb
Shri Krishna
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker who spent six years studying spiritual texts and videos after resigning from government jobs, yet felt stuck until recently. He explains that the ultimate goal of all spirituality is life itself, not mere knowledge. Knowledge, devotion, and even the concept of God are only means to an end. For a human being, the divine is present in every breath and heartbeat; therefore, life is the final test. Since life for a living being involves the body and mind, it is fundamentally expressed through action. The purpose of all great teachers and scriptures is to enable an individual to form right relationships and perform right actions in the world. Knowledge is like a recipe that must eventually result in a cooked meal, or like a description of an apple that is only fulfilled when the fruit is actually eaten and provides nourishment.