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Respond to His call and He will take care of the rest || Acharya Prashant, on Rumi (2015)
Scriptures and Saints
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Rumi
Salvation
Enlightenment
Surrender
Ego
Spirituality
Innocence
Truth
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Acharya Prashant discusses the profound simplicity and innocent intelligence in the words of Rumi, who stated that he did not come into this world of his own accord and cannot leave it that way. He explains that the mind is like a machine that does not drive itself and cannot know its driver. Rumi’s statement reflects the realization that if one did not bring themselves into existence, they cannot achieve salvation or enlightenment through their own efforts alone. This represents the highest level of human effort: doing everything possible and then surrendering completely to the cosmic order. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that claiming to reach freedom solely through personal toil is actually a form of arrogance and an attempt to impose one's will on existence. The speaker further clarifies that the right to say "I cannot do it" or "I do not know" must be earned through arduous effort and dedication. In the material world, people work to claim they have achieved something, but in the world of truth, one works to earn the right to claim they have lost something. He warns against the superficial repetition of spiritual verses or great sayings without the corresponding internal state, calling such actions a form of blasphemy. He concludes by stating that Rumi’s mystical utterances should be seen not as a warning to stay away due to one's current state, but as an invitation to reach the same level of realization.