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कमज़ोरियाँ छुपाते रहोगे तो छोड़ोगे कब? || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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Acceptance of Flaws
Greatness
Hypocrisy
Jivanmukti
Saint
Honesty
Weakness
Loss
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the ability to accept one's own lies, theft, and weaknesses is only possible for someone who has also achieved something high in life. He states that people who have truly reached heights in life can easily accept their weaknesses. As an example, he mentions saints who sing, "Who is as crooked, wicked, and lustful as me?" A saint has no problem admitting these things. In contrast, a common person claims, "Who can be purer or more selfless than me?" The common person's compulsion is that his life is full of losses, and his heart breaks to accept that his entire life has been a losing deal. Therefore, he is forced to lie and pretend he is a good person. The speaker elaborates that a saint can count and reveal every single one of his weaknesses and flaws. This is because, after listing all his losses and mistakes, he can say that he possesses something much greater, in comparison to which all these faults become very small. Everyone has mistakes, losses, and weaknesses. The difference between a small person and a great person is not the absence of weaknesses. Anyone who looks within honestly will see their own thefts, lies, lack of courage, lack of love, and desires. The question then becomes, why have you only found these things and not earned that other, higher thing? If you earn that, you can bear the losses; otherwise, you will become a hypocrite. Acharya Prashant uses an analogy: a person who has earned 50 lakhs and lost 10 lakhs can easily admit the loss because he has an overall profit. However, one who has only suffered losses becomes a hypocrite and refuses to admit them. Similarly, a student who scores poorly in one subject but well in another will honestly show both answer sheets, knowing one compensates for the other. The sign of a dishonest person is that they never discuss their weaknesses and pretend to have none. A real person, however, first identifies, accepts, and displays their weaknesses to go beyond them. This is not about fighting or conquering weaknesses, but about transcending them by focusing on a higher purpose. The appropriate term for liberation in India is 'Jivanmukti' (liberation while living), not 'Vritti-vijay' (victory over tendencies). The story of the 'jiva' (the living being) with its physical entanglements continues, but one can become free from it by achieving something beyond the physical.