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Without this, all is worthless || Acharya Prashant, on Guru Kabir (2019)
Scriptures and Saints
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Kabir Saheb
Self-deception
Divine Companionship
Worldly Achievements
Spiritual Dishonesty
Loyalty in Love
Essence of Life
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Acharya Prashant discusses the teachings of Kabir Saheb, focusing on the spiritual dishonesty of humanity. He explains that Kabir Saheb is astonished by how ordinary people manage to celebrate, laugh, and pretend everything is fine despite being separated from the Lord. The speaker emphasizes that the only thing worth having in life is companionship and nearness to the Divine. Without this connection, all worldly achievements, festivities, and physical adornments like makeup and jewelry are merely forms of self-deception and absurdity. Acharya Prashant elaborates that every passing day without the Lord is a defeat and a loss of precious time. He notes that Kabir Saheb views all of mankind as a female essence seeking her beloved Lord. If one is lost in miscellaneous worldly pursuits and lacks the eagerness to attain the Divine, they are considered lost in the world. The speaker concludes that one should assess their life based on a single parameter: whether they have the Lord. If one possesses that connection, they have everything; without it, no amount of worldly progress or outward display of happiness holds any true value.