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हम देखेंगे ऐसी तबाही, जो इतिहास में पहले कभी नहीं हुई || आचार्य प्रशांत (2024)
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Climate Change
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Overpopulation
Self-knowledge
Media
Consumption
Spirituality
Environment
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Acharya Prashant addresses the critical issue of climate change, emphasizing that the media and politicians often ignore it because the general public lacks an internal spiritual center and discernment. He explains that people are easily influenced by external narratives and propaganda because they do not possess self-knowledge. He asserts that while climate science data is publicly available and accessible, individuals fail to seek it out or prioritize it due to their own petty interests and social conditioning. He highlights that the most significant contributor to carbon emissions is overpopulation, specifically the choice to have more children, which far outweighs smaller actions like recycling or using electric vehicles. He critiques the hypocrisy of those who claim to be climate activists while celebrating the birth of more children, noting that the earth cannot sustain the current and projected population levels. Acharya Prashant argues that the root cause of environmental destruction is the lack of spiritual grounding, which leads to mindless consumption and biological impulses. He posits that Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is the ultimate solution to climate change because it frees an individual from the fear of society and internal tendencies, enabling them to stand for the truth. He encourages the audience to move beyond 'moral whitewashing' and address the core issues of population and consumption. He stresses that without self-knowledge (Atma-Gyan), facts and data will remain ineffective because people will continue to prioritize their physical and social comforts over the survival of the planet. He calls for a courageous dissemination of both facts and spiritual wisdom to challenge the status quo and demand accountability from media and leaders.