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Have much? Get more. Have little? Lose all! || Acharya Prashant, on Jesus Christ (2015)
Scriptures and Saints
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God
Truth
Freedom
Jesus
Ego
Separation
Mystics
Spiritual Paradox
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Acharya Prashant explains the profound spiritual paradox found in the words of Jesus: 'To the one who has, shall be given; and one who has not, shall be deprived of what he has.' He clarifies that the only thing worth having is God, which can be understood as truth, love, freedom, or joy. God is infinite, and as one moves closer to Him, their capacity to hold Him expands. This leads to a startling realization: those who do not have God do not even miss Him, living in a state of ignorant happiness. In contrast, saints and mystics experience a deep, perpetual longing and grief because their increased capacity allows them to realize how much more of the infinite is yet to be attained. The speaker describes the relationship with the Divine as one that defies human logic and worldly justice. To the devotee, God appears harsh, crushing the ego and removing the last traces of self, which is actually the highest form of love. Conversely, those who remain distant are granted worldly pleasures, which Acharya Prashant defines as a form of punishment through separation. The ego finds pleasure in being away from the center, but this pleasure is a sign of being deprived of the real thing. There is no middle ground in the spiritual journey; one cannot maintain a 'safe distance' or a balanced 50-50 approach between the material and the spiritual. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the Divine does not tolerate 'middleness.' If an individual tries to stay at a fixed distance, that distance will eventually be increased until it becomes infinite. One must either merge completely into the Truth or be thrown further away into the domain of worldly distractions. He concludes by urging the listeners to reflect on their own lives, noting that if they remain unchanged despite being exposed to the highest spiritual teachings, they are in a state of great misfortune. The teachings are like medicine that has completed its course, and the responsibility now lies with the individual to move beyond a lukewarm existence.