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Love, duty and responsibility || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2015)
Breaking Free
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Dharma
Love
Right Action
Spontaneity
Duty
Shri Krishna
Human Conflict
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the conflict faced by Arjun is not personal but represents the situation of all mankind, where both Shri Krishna and Arjun reside within us. He emphasizes that life's complicated questions often have obvious solutions if approached with innocence rather than through elaborate statements or scriptures. Using the example of making tea for a partner, he argues that actions should arise from love rather than a sense of duty. He observes that modern life has turned even intimate acts into duties because spontaneous responses have been stifled. He concludes that instead of seeking a charter of duties or formal training for life's situations, one should rely on spontaneous right action, which is the essence of spirituality or Dharma.