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पुनर्जन्म के गुप्त रहस्य जानने हैं? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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Karma
Rebirth
Value System
Suicide
Liberation
God
Greed
Self-sacrifice
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses two questions related to the concept of rebirth. The first question asks on what basis God makes some people rich and others poor if rebirth doesn't exist. Acharya Prashant challenges the premise of this question, stating that the questioner is imposing their own value system onto God. He explains that the belief that being rich is a great thing and being poor is a bad thing stems from one's own greed and thirst for money. He questions how one can know that God shares this same value system. The speaker points out that people project their own biases, such as the valuation of wealth, skin color, or nationality, onto God and then create theories like karma and rebirth to justify these personal values. He suggests that it is one's own internal value system, which is considered absolute, that leads to such questions. He posits that, contrary to popular belief, being born poor or unattractive could be the greatest fortune, as these are not absolute measures of good or bad. The second question asks if suicide is the path to liberation if there is no rebirth. Acharya Prashant explains that the fruit of karma is not something received in the future but is inherent in the action itself. To perform a lowly act, one must first become a lowly person, and that is the immediate punishment. Similarly, to perform an elevated action, one must first become elevated, which is the immediate reward. The distorted belief that consequences come later actually encourages sin. Regarding suicide, he calls it a foolish act born of ego and ignorance. It cuts off the potential to reach one's highest possibility, which is bliss (anand). Committing suicide out of suffering also eliminates the possibility of experiencing joy. He distinguishes between suicide (aatmahatya), which is born of despair, and self-sacrifice (aatmotsarg), which is giving one's life for a higher purpose or ultimate liberation. Life's purpose is to reach liberation, and it should be dedicated to that goal, not ended out of fear of suffering.