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Subhash Chandra Bose, Swami Vivekananda, and Gita || Acharya Prashant, at DTU (2023)
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Gita
Upanishads
Subhas Chandra Bose
Liberation
Consciousness
Spirituality
Bhagat Singh
Atma
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Acharya Prashant asserts that no true revolution is possible without the wisdom of the Gita. He clarifies that by 'Gita', he refers to a specific class of wisdom literature, including the Upanishads and the teachings of sages like Shri Ramana Maharshi and Jiddu Krishnamurti. He explains that the default human condition at birth is one of slavery to nature and biological impulses. Therefore, a great revolution of consciousness is required to attain liberation from this fundamental bondage. He emphasizes that even revolutionaries like Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh, who are often viewed through a purely political lens, had deep spiritual foundations rooted in such wisdom. He describes spirituality as the awakening of consciousness and the education of the self, which incorporates elements of psychology and neuroscience but focuses on the ego's urge for liberation. Acharya Prashant explains that true 'bigness' in life is the prerogative of the Atma, which is infinite and limitless. He argues that the finite material world can never satisfy human hunger because it is always limited. He posits that Subhas Chandra Bose's quest for political independence was an external manifestation of an inner spiritual quest for liberation from the slavery of nature. Finally, Acharya Prashant highlights that the Gita provides the courage to act without fear of failure or death by teaching that the body is perishable and merely a resource. He notes that the Gita instructs one to tolerate physical hardships while remaining committed to right action and the fight for truth. He concludes that without such wisdom at the core of one's life, one remains trapped in fear and smallness, unable to achieve anything truly remarkable.