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अपने बारे में धोखे में मत रहो [ऐसे जाँचो अपनी सच्चाई] || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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Completeness (Purnata)
Incompleteness (Apurnata)
Feeling (Bhav)
Awareness (Sajagta)
Mind (Man)
Spiritual Progress
Shri Krishna
Delusion (Bhram)
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the feeling of completeness is fleeting because it is merely a feeling (bhav). He clarifies that true completeness and ease are not feelings. The nature of feelings is to come and go; they are mental activity, a form of mental traffic. No feeling has remained constant since childhood. Therefore, as long as completeness is experienced as a feeling, it will appear and disappear like any other emotion. Completeness cannot be a feeling, just as truth cannot be a thought, and liberation cannot be a mere notion. To abide in completeness, one must keep their senses sharp and avoid being attracted to the incomplete. As a living being with senses, you are constantly in contact with the world, and your existence is intertwined with it. The world is predominantly filled with things that evoke a sense of incompleteness. Thus, incompleteness is a feeling, whereas completeness is not. The speaker advises paying close attention to this feeling of incompleteness. Wherever it arises from or leads to, one must simply avoid it. He suggests not even talking about completeness, as it is not a matter of discussion. Instead, one should learn to be mindful of incompleteness. The world is incomplete, and so are you; when these two meet, they create much disturbance, which one must be cautious of. Acharya Prashant further elaborates that one must become so sensitive to incompleteness that its arising feels like a pinch, an immediate signal that something is wrong. Just as one would spit out something bitter, the feeling of incompleteness should be instantly recognized and rejected. When a questioner asks about testing his spiritual progress, Acharya Prashant states that internal progress is not an abstract or imaginary concept; it is concretely reflected in one's worldly behavior and reactions. One cannot claim to be internally evolved while being fearful in worldly situations. To test oneself, one must face difficult experiences; the reaction will reveal the true state of progress. Otherwise, it is easy to remain under the delusion of being spiritually advanced. He uses the analogy of Shri Krishna's teachings in the Gita, explaining that merely collecting the flowers of wisdom is different from embodying Krishnahood, which is tested in the Kurukshetra of life. The true center is not a physical point to be established but is determined by one's ability to remain stable amidst life's challenges.