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हम नहीं सुधरेंगे || आचार्य प्रशांत, शून्यता सप्तति (बौद्ध दर्शन) पर (2024)
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Truth
Maya
Water Analogy
Effortlessness
Doership
Neti
Neti
Kabir Saheb
Lao Tzu
Description

Acharya Prashant responds to a question about why one should change their life or read scriptures if everything seems fine. He uses the analogy of drinking water, explaining that when you drink water, you don't ask for a guarantee that it will reach your eyes or brain. You just drink it, and it nourishes the entire body on its own. Similarly, he states that one should just 'drink' the Truth, and it will do its work without needing to question how. Truth, like water, nourishes everything effortlessly. He addresses the feeling of life being 'fine' by explaining the concept of Maya (illusion). Maya provides small, intermittent pleasures that keep people attached to their current state, even if it is largely filled with suffering. People cling to the familiar, known suffering rather than embracing the unknown path of Truth. He gives the example of a dysfunctional family that comes together for a happy photograph, which creates a false sense of well-being, making them forget the underlying conflicts. This attachment to small, known pleasures and the fear of the unknown prevents people from seeking change. Acharya Prashant further elaborates that the spiritual path, or the path of Truth, cannot be laid out with a detailed map or a guarantee of specific outcomes. One can only be told that the path is auspicious. He refers to the teachings of Lao Tzu and Kabir Saheb, comparing Truth to water, which is humble and flows to the lowest places, yet is the source of all life. Like water, Truth is often uncredited and undervalued by the world because it doesn't demand respect. He explains that Truth is both the non-doer (Akarta) and the supreme doer (Param Karta); it does nothing, yet its mere presence makes everything happen. To have all your work accomplished, you must let go of the sense of doership.