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प्रभु की लीला, और मनुष्य का कर्तव्य || आचार्य प्रशांत, श्रीकृष्ण पर (2017)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Mahabharata
Shri Krishna
Leela
Ego
Bhagavad Gita
Duty
Truth
Detachment
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the common tendency to dismiss life's events as mere divine play or 'Leela' while remaining deeply affected by personal suffering. He argues that people often label historical events like the Mahabharata as a divine game, yet they treat their own minor inconveniences, such as a mosquito bite or a flat tire, as absolute realities. This hypocrisy stems from the ego, which considers itself the ultimate truth. He emphasizes that unless one can remain detached and indifferent to their own personal gains and losses, they have no right to use the term 'Leela'. He advises the questioner to stop searching for an abstract 'true duty' or 'ultimate truth' and instead focus on identifying the falsehoods, attachments, and delusions that currently drive their actions.