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धृतराष्ट्र और दुर्योधन का भय || आचार्य प्रशांत, भगवद् गीता पर (2022)
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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Dhritarashtra
Sanjaya
Duryodhana
Vedanta
Ego
Consciousness
Self-deception
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Acharya Prashant provides a profound commentary on the opening of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, starting with Dhritarashtra's inquiry to Sanjaya. He explains that the Gita begins with a question born out of a deceptive inner state. Dhritarashtra is not a neutral seeker; his curiosity is superficial and rooted in self-interest. He seeks assurance of his sons' victory rather than spiritual truth. Acharya Prashant highlights that most people ask wrong or irrelevant questions to avoid facing the silence that reveals their inner lies. He emphasizes that the quality of one's life is determined by the quality of the questions one asks, and a true teacher provides what is needed for liberation, not what the ego desires.