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How to live in the world without getting influenced? || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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7 years ago
Surrender
Fear of Death
Knowledge
Redemption
Intellect
Tiredness
Hope
Heaven
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the concern of how one would function in the world if they were to give up their knowledge and self-identity, suggesting that the fear of physical death is what drives the desire to continue functioning. He explains that letting go is not a deliberate decision or an act of will, because as long as one is still deciding, they are still acting and possess energy. Instead, he describes a state of total tiredness, which is the recognition that all efforts and hopes for a future paradise are useless. This tiredness is an admission and a surrender that occurs when one realizes they are merely repeating old tricks that have never worked. He asserts that people endure hell in the hope of reaching a heaven, and true tiredness is the realization that this chase is futile. When one is truly tired, they no longer have the motivation to even make a decision, as they see that they have nothing left to try.