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Rising strong, defeating overthinking || Acharya Prashant (2024)
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Being Stuck
Self-Knowledge
Inertia
Decision Making
Bhagavad Gita
Conviction
Certainty
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the feeling of being stuck, explaining that this is simply a situation. One can only know the situation they are in. There is no definite rule that going faster is better than being stuck. If one is rushing, they must know the entire process and equation around it. Similarly, if one is stuck, they must know the two evenly balanced sides that prevent them from making a decision. Being stuck is not a problem in itself; no situation is inherently a problem. The problem lies not in any specific kind of situation, but in not knowing the situation. What we call a 'bad' situation is only bad if we do not really know what the situation is. Conversely, what we call a 'good' situation is a very bad situation if we do not understand where our concept of goodness is coming from. When you are stuck, you should ask yourself about the tensions playing on your mind. Identify the two parties in this mental tug-of-war, see their faces, and know where they came from. The more you know them, the more you become free of them. This process of knowing is both relieving and amusing. Taking on great challenges is always a great thing, as one will never come to the Gita without a great war to fight. It is important to play true to your conviction. Even if you are opposed to the truth, you must enact and live out the consequences of your position, as that will bring you to the Gita. There are people, both outside and within us, who, even when their arguments are defeated, will not give up and will keep murmuring. The worst thing we can do to ourselves is to be that inner voice, and the next worst thing is to listen to it. You must know when your inner argument holds no merit anymore. If you wait for 100% certainty, you will never move. If you are 99% certain, you must move, as the 1% of doubt cannot be allowed to have a veto over the 99% of certainty.