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Let each of us have a hundred names || Acharya Prashant (2023)
Bharat
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Bhagavad Gita
Vishnu Sahasranam
Identity
Impermanence
Prakriti
Sannyas
Self
Culture
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Acharya Prashant explains that the practice of addressing a person by multiple names, as seen in the Bhagavad Gita and other Indic scriptures, is a beautiful cultural tradition that acknowledges the multifaceted nature of identity. He suggests that using various names is an admission that our perception of a person and our relationship with them is constantly changing. It is restrictive and egoistic to imprison an individual within a single, permanent name, as the person is always much more than any one label. This practice reflects the understanding that the self is in a state of flux and is not a fixed, fragmented entity.