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हम मिट जाएँगे, मिटेंगे फिर भी नहीं || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Guru-Disciple Relationship
Responsibility
Truth
The New and The Old
Spiritual Path
Fear of Loss
Body and Self
Selfishness
Description

Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner's fear of losing him due to his ill health. He begins by reassuring the questioner that he is not going to die so soon and that he prioritizes his work over his body's well-being. He explains that if he had paid too much attention to his body's tantrums, he would not have been able to accomplish even a third of the work he has done. He mentions that he avoids doctors because their job is to focus only on the body, and they would advise him to take bed rest, which would prevent him from continuing his work. Acharya Prashant advises the questioner to worry about himself rather than the speaker. He explains that even if he is not physically present, he is scattering the seeds of truth day and night, which are being carried by the winds to fall in various places. He acknowledges that while many seeds might be wasted, so many are being scattered that the arrival of spring is certain. This arrival does not depend on his physical presence, as the coming and going pertains only to the body. He says that the newness the questioner is experiencing is no longer his (the speaker's) but now belongs to the questioner. Once it becomes the questioner's, it cannot die with the speaker's body. He further elaborates that the new thing sprouting within the questioner is very small, delicate, and needs nourishment, which the questioner himself must provide. He describes the old conditioning as a huge, thousand-rooted, magical banyan tree that is not easy to abandon. The spiritual journey is long and requires immense patience. He clarifies that his role is only about 20%, to provide the initial spark, while the seeker's own internal work constitutes the remaining 80%. A person's liberation depends on their own sincerity and dedication to truth and freedom, not on another individual. The focus should be on nurturing the new and turning away from the old.