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The core matter of all your matters || Acharya Prashant, on Guru Kabir (2018)
Scriptures and Saints
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Kabir Saheb
Shri Krishna
Ego
Witness
Prakriti
Bhagavad Gita
Inquiry
Universe
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Acharya Prashant explains that the world is a battleground where one must act according to the situation. Before a war, one should try to prevent it, but once on the battlefield, one must fight with the focus of an eagle rather than a dove. He addresses the verses of Kabir Saheb, clarifying that the sun and moon are not external entities but exist within the observer. The observer and the universe form a single composite system where the ego projects everything it perceives. The ego is described as a drunken soldier using limited, substandard instruments like the physical brain and eyes, which prevent it from truly understanding reality. He suggests that the ego needs a metaphorical weapon that turns back upon itself to dissolve its own illusions. Discussing the concept of the rosary and the thread mentioned by Kabir Saheb and Shri Krishna, Acharya Prashant explains that while the beads (worldly phenomena) appear diverse, they are held together by a single, hidden thread. This thread represents the shared center of all inquiries, which is the realization that the human mind cannot truly know the ultimate truth through superficial means. He posits that deep inquiry leads to the dissolution of the inquirer, which is the only way to reach a conclusion. All human matters, despite their outward differences, are inwardly related to the same core pursuit of truth. Whether through attraction or repulsion, every action of man is ultimately directed toward that one central reality, referred to as Shri Krishna or Ram.