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All causes All || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2011)
Acharya Prashant
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Doership
Cause and Effect
Continuity
Observation
Conditioning
Pride
Fear
Consciousness
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the concept of doership is fundamentally flawed because it assumes a fragmented cause-and-effect relationship. He argues that pride arises from the false belief that an individual is the sole cause of an action. In reality, all events are part of a continuous flow where everything causes everything else. To say one thing causes another is to ignore the infinite chain of causes that preceded it. He uses the example of a chain reaction to illustrate that no single element can claim ownership of the outcome. True continuity implies the absence of time, as time only exists within the fragmentation of concepts. He further clarifies that observation is not an external project or a hobby to be added to a resume; rather, true observation changes one's being from its very roots. He challenges the notion of individual achievement, suggesting that even a simple act like writing a test is the result of a vast movement of consciousness involving past teachers, parents, and historical figures. He critiques the utilitarian mind, which seeks profit and interpretation in everything, as a product of social conditioning. He emphasizes that while inventions happen, the ownership of those inventions is a mental model that does not reflect the interconnected nature of reality. Finally, Acharya Prashant discusses the nature of fear and sorrow. He suggests that fear persists because people are afraid of fear itself. He references the idea of loving one's sorrow, which means looking at it without fear or the desire to possess it. He encourages observing one's own reactions, such as shivering in the presence of a snake, without the expectation that the reaction will cease. By observing these states fully, one realizes that they are something more than the physical body or the conditioned mind.