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How to express love for the Truth? || Acharya Prashant, on Kena Upanishad (2017)
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Ken Upanishad
Conditioning
Deconditioning
Truth
Identification
Metaphysical
Self-realization
Upanishads
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Acharya Prashant explains that the conflict faced by Arjun in the Bhagavad Gita represents the universal struggle of mankind, emphasizing that Shri Krishna and Arjun are internal forces rather than external persons. He interprets the Ken Upanishad to explain that the physical organs, such as the ears and eyes, are merely instruments; the true power of perception and life resides in a non-physical source behind them. This source is the 'ear of the ear' and the 'eye of the eye,' which cannot be objectified or touched. Sufferings arise when one mistakenly identifies with the tangible body instead of the intangible source it represents. He uses the analogy of a car and its driver to illustrate that while we may be attracted to physical forms, our true love is for the life-force within them.