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अस्तित्व को कैसे स्वीकारें? बच्चों की रुचि का कैसे पता करें? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2018)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Spirituality
Bondage
Liberation
Parenting
Witnessing
Acceptance
Neti Neti
Consciousness
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker's desire to become the embodiment of consciousness and achieve total acceptance of existence. He questions the validity of setting such lofty goals when one has not yet experienced them, suggesting that talking about 'perfection' or 'completeness' is meaningless if it is not a current reality. He advises focusing instead on identifying what causes disturbance and suffering in daily life. He emphasizes that spirituality is not just about acceptance but also involves the power of rejection, as signified by the principle of 'Neti Neti'. One should not create ideal goals while still in bondage, as such goals will inevitably be false. True progress lies in liberation from immediate entanglements rather than pursuing imagined states of being. Regarding parenting, Acharya Prashant critiques the ego-driven desire of parents to 'do justice' to their children by identifying their interests. He asserts that the most difficult task is to refrain from interfering in another's direction. He categorizes parents into those who show the wrong path, those who show the 'right' path, and the highest category—those who remain neutral observers. He warns that parental intervention is often a projection of their own unfulfilled desires and market-driven values. A true lover or parent remains a witness, allowing the child's natural talent to unfold without judgment. He concludes that parents should provide basic support and wait patiently, like tending to a plant, without imposing their expectations on how the child should 'bloom'.