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What is escaping? || Acharya Prashant (2014)
Acharya Prashant
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Escape
Self-image
Guilt
Regret
Reality
Illusion
Present Moment
Nature of Things
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of 'escaping' and the guilt associated with it. He questions the basis on which one labels an action as an escape or a wrong turn, pointing out that such labels often stem from an unrealistic self-image. He explains that when one feels they should have been doing something else, like studying instead of surfing social media, they are comparing reality to a hollow imagination. He emphasizes that at any given moment, there is no other possibility than what is actually happening; the current moment is the climax of one's life and the only reality. He further clarifies that everything that has happened in the past was the only possible outcome based on one's nature and the state of the universe. To suggest that one could have been elsewhere or done something differently is to indulge in illusion. Acharya Prashant advises against regret and self-reprimand, stating that nothing happens against the nature of things. He encourages accepting where one is right now as the only possible place to be and focusing on what must be done in the present moment rather than lamenting the past.