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Do you dislike your job? || Acharya Prashant (2018)
Acharya Prashant
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6 years ago
Duality
Freedom
Greed
Atma
Truth
Dehumanization
Responsibility
Self-expression
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a project manager who feels disempowered and unhappy with his current IT project. He points out that the individual is not truly rejecting the corporate structure but is merely dissatisfied with the current terms of his duality. The speaker highlights that while the individual complains about the job, he continues to accept the salary, status, and security it provides. This indicates that the individual is not seeking freedom, but rather a higher price for selling his time and life. He challenges the questioner to quit the job if he is truly dissatisfied, suggesting that greed and the desire for security are what truly keep him enslaved. Acharya Prashant explains that no one can belittle or trouble a person without their consent; people often accept trouble because it pays them well. He urges the individual to stop waiting for others to provide opportunities and instead create them by living authentically. Drawing from the scriptures, he explains that the Truth or the Self becomes available only to those who express it through their actions. He emphasizes that Truth is not something to be hidden or achieved in isolation, but something that must be lived and announced boldly. He concludes by encouraging the individual to move beyond petty professional grievances and reclaim his humanity, rather than being reduced to a mere professional metric in a dehumanizing organization.