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India and Tolerance || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Bharat
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Identification
Tolerance
India
Love
Truth
Ego
Spirituality
Non-duality
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the meaning of any word, including 'India', is supplied by the individual based on their own self-identification. He describes three types of identification: the body-identified person, the mind-identified person, and the one who identifies with neither. For the body-identified, India is merely a geographical landmass defined by boundaries, leading to a life of insecurity, conflict, and a constant struggle for survival. For the mind-identified intellectual, India is an idea or a concept. This person values 'tolerance' and 'peaceful coexistence,' which Acharya Prashant argues is merely a truce between egos to safeguard their respective beliefs and opinions rather than a pursuit of truth.