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If the Truth is unknowable, on what do I keep faith? || Acharya Prashant (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Truth
Faith
Knowledge
Search
Identity
Dissolution
Belief
Ego
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the dilemma of a seeker who believes that their continuous search for truth proves they have not yet found it. He challenges this assumption by explaining that searching is not a result of a lack or deficiency, but rather an accumulation of knowledge and false beliefs. He uses the analogy of a person looking for a car they mistakenly believe is stolen to illustrate that search begins with the knowledge of loss, not the loss itself. This knowledge provides a false sense of identity and pride, which people are often unwilling to let go of because they fear the dissolution of their ego more than the suffering caused by their knowledge.