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Sane enough to be crazy? || Acharya Prashant (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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8 years ago
Witnessing
Divine Wisdom
Self-consciousness
Bulleh Shah
Right Living
Spiritual Inclination
Rebellion
Contentment
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who describes feelings of craving, hollowness, and a desire for solitude, questioning if they are going crazy. He explains that as long as one is conscious of their own 'craziness' and observes it through a social lens, they remain self-conscious and bound by the desire for social acceptance. True craziness, as described by saints like Bulleh Shah, is a state of divine wisdom and bliss where one is so overwhelmed with joy that they lose the self-conscious 'watchful eye' that seeks to remain within the orbit of social sanction. He distinguishes between a deranged mind and a mind elevating into a divine order, noting that real wisdom always brings contentment.