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ऐसा सिरफिरा बंदा चाहिए || आचार्य प्रशांत, वेदांत महोत्सव (2022)
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3 years ago
Film Industry
Society
Consciousness
Prakriti (Nature)
Lust and Greed
Revolution
Kali Yuga
Intellect (Buddhi)
Description

A questioner from the Hindi film and television industry expresses concern about the prevalence of lust and greed in the industry, which is also promoted through its products. He acknowledges his own attraction to these aspects but feels the industry has the potential for positive change, yet he lacks clarity on how to bring it about. Acharya Prashant responds by first considering the perspective of those being accused, the film industry. He questions whether they could serve such material if it were not acceptable to the audience. He asserts that the content they provide is accepted because the story is not just on the silver screen but also on the inner screen of the mind. The people in the industry are a product of the same society, civilization, and culture, so their creations naturally reflect the stories of every household. The industry cannot be fundamentally different from the society it originates from. The speaker explains that change is possible but requires a lone, rebellious individual who, on the strength of their consciousness and belief in truth, dares to walk a different path. He notes that occasionally, a different kind of film is made, or an actor refuses a bad role, but these often fade into oblivion because society, the audience, does not accept them. He gives the example of the film 'Rocketry,' which he considers good but a commercial failure, questioning whether the makers or the viewers are to blame. The viewers, being from society, are the ones who ultimately decide. Acharya Prashant states that the story of society is the story of the jungle. The difference between an animal and a human is not of intellect but of consciousness. A human is essentially an animal bound by nature (Prakriti). The problem is not the film industry alone, but the animalistic nature of society itself. He dismisses the excuse of living in a dark age (Kali Yuga), calling it an argument of weakness. He says that for one who lives the right life, it is the age of truth (Satya Yuga) even today. The era is a personal matter, determined by the state of one's mind. In the age of Shri Krishna, there was also Shakuni, for whom it was a dark age. He concludes that what is needed are 'sirphire log'—crazy people, rebels for truth—in every field, every industry, and every home. These are the individuals who have the courage to break away from the stream of nature and its base tendencies. They must not only endure the isolation that comes with it but also celebrate it. The solution is not to wait for everyone else to change but to become a revolutionary yourself and live by the right understanding, regardless of the personal cost.