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Real Meaning of Duty in the Mahabharata || Acharya Prashant (2023)
Bharat
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Bhagavad Gita
Shri Krishna
Vedanta
Phenomena
Illusion
Suffering
Spirituality
Action
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Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding the nihilistic interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, specifically the idea that if everything in nature is merely a phenomenon or process, then actions like winning a war or punishing a crime should not matter. He clarifies that spirituality is not about abstract concepts but about addressing one's actual inner condition of suffering. He challenges the questioner to move from the hypothetical 'if' to the factual 'is', pointing out that to an ordinary person, the world is not perceived as a mere phenomenon but as something meaningful and real. Because we perceive people as individuals rather than processes, we remain trapped in illusion and consequent suffering.