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प्रेम विवाह कि आयोजित विवाह? || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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Love
Marriage
Mind
Illusion (Maya)
Knowledge
Peace
Nature (Prakriti)
Well-wishing
Description

Acharya Prashant begins by stating that it is obviously a good thing when two people have goodwill for each other. However, when you wish for someone's well-being, the responsibility arises to also know what well-being is. Merely wishing for it is not enough. He gives an analogy: if his car is making a noise and he might not reach the city safely, everyone would wish for his safe arrival. But what will happen by just wishing? To fix the car, one must know about its engine and its systems. Just whispering to the car to reach safely will not work. This same principle applies to all those who wish well for others; wishing alone accomplishes nothing. To truly do good for another, one must have knowledge of the complexities and games of the mind. Only then can you benefit someone else. Otherwise, it is a regrettable situation where people, despite wanting what is best for each other, unknowingly end up harming one another. People cannot even ensure their own well-being, so how can they ensure another's? This is relevant to the context of marriage. An arranged marriage typically arises from the family's illusions (maya), while what is called a love marriage arises from the mutual illusion of the man and woman. The speaker asks the listener to choose which illusion they prefer. In one, the family and relatives decide who you should be with based on their calculations. In the other, the man and woman decide for themselves based on their own calculations. The problem is, no one really knows how to do the math correctly, so you must choose how you want to fail the math test. If you do not know what love is, you cannot have a love marriage. Similarly, for those who arrange marriages, do they even know the meaning of 'arrangement' or 'planning'? The one who arranges everything is the mind within. Do we understand that mind? The notion that love is natural or that animals also love is a foolish idea that has been taught. A child knows attachment and affection, not love. Love has to be learned. Man is the only creature who can know love. It is a mistake to say that love is natural and found in all beings. That is not love; it is an attraction for security, food, or procreation. The attraction of the restless mind towards peace is love. Therefore, love is meaningful only when you move in the direction where you find true peace. Natural attraction's result can only be offspring. The result of spiritual attraction, which is love, is peace. The speaker criticizes the widespread false education that love is natural, like something a child or an animal knows. He clarifies that what is seen in animals is a need for security. A dog loves you because you feed it. Nature has programmed it to depend on humans for its survival. This is not love. Love requires eligibility, which comes from having eyes that see oneself more than the other. If your eyes are just stuck on the other person, it is not a sign of love but a sign of being an animal. The uniqueness of being human is the ability to see and understand oneself. When you understand the cause of your inner turmoil and restlessness, only then will you be drawn towards a solution and peace. This attraction is love.