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मेहनत करो, खुद कमाओ || आचार्य प्रशांत (2019)
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Liberation
Righteousness
Hard Work
Unearned Wealth
Slavery
Sin
Corruption
Dharma
Description

Acharya Prashant emphasizes that those who live on the bread of slavery are unworthy of discussing ultimate liberation. He clarifies that one does not need to become a multi-millionaire, but one must earn enough to avoid bowing down for basic sustenance. He distinguishes between earning out of greed and earning out of righteousness. He critiques the romanticized notion of becoming a monk and living on alms, noting that modern society, with its guards and private property, no longer supports such a lifestyle. Unlike the past, where one could survive on wild fruits, today's resources are guarded or chemically treated, making self-sufficiency through earning a necessity. He warns against accepting money that has not been earned through hard work, such as unearned salaries, bribes, or black money. He asserts that such wealth brings hell into the home, often resulting in the ruin of children and constant domestic discord. He references a story of a mystic who squeezed a wealthy man's bread to reveal it was filled with blood, symbolizing that unearned wealth is stolen from others. Acharya Prashant explains that modern sin is often invisible; because salaries come from anonymous taxpayers via the government, people do not realize they are consuming the 'blood' of others' hard labor. He concludes that those who take money without working for it will inevitably face consequences, often seen in the destroyed personal lives of corrupt officials.