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आपने शॉर्ट्स क्यों पहने? अन्सब्स्क्राइब ! || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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5 years ago
Superficiality
Spirituality
Attire
Sainthood
Expectations
Fraud
Freedom
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant responds to a viewer named Ankit who expressed that his feelings were deeply hurt and that he was unsubscribing after seeing a photo of Acharya Prashant in shorts. The speaker questions this basis for judgment, asking if Ankit would continue to see him as a spiritual person or a saint if he wore a kurta-pajama, a dhoti, or even a veil. He asks, "What kind of sainthood is this that you measure by clothes like lungi, dhoti, shorts, or trousers?" He points out that if this were the case, it would be very easy for him to simply wear what people expect, and they would continue to believe he is spiritual. He explains that this superficial judgment is precisely what has been exploited by frauds for centuries. These frauds know that people measure spirituality by clothes, so they wear the expected attire to deceive them. He states there is a competition among these frauds to wear clothes that will make people consider them saints, with the one having the most impressive attire becoming the country's top guru. He mentions their elaborate wardrobes and photoshoots, which even models might not have. These frauds do this because they know that people like Ankit, whose faith is based on external appearances, are in the majority. Acharya Prashant clarifies that he sometimes posts such photos to filter out those who judge superficially. He calls it a "clean-up," where either the viewer's mind is cleansed of such notions, or such viewers are cleansed from his channel. He states that a truly spiritual person is one who has stopped living according to others' expectations and listens only to the one within, or the one above. He mentions that others have called him a "fake baba" for this, to which he replies that he is not a "baba" in the first place, and if one judges a saint by their clothes, then a tailor would be the greatest saint. He further clarifies a related point from another video where he spoke about revealing clothes. He explains that his point was not against any particular type of clothing but against wearing clothes with the intention of attracting attention to the body, which is a form of self-degradation. He advises that one should wear clothes for their own comfort and ease, not to impress or attract others. He concludes by stating that it is necessary for him to occasionally do such things so that people like Ankit can unsubscribe, ensuring that those who remain are not concerned with superficialities.