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Do the most you can, and more happens on its own || Acharya Prashant, on Vedanta (2021)
Scriptures and Saints
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Bhagavad Gita
Atman
Consciousness
Effort
Sacrifice
Shri Krishna
Philosophy
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Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical document of the highest order rather than a mere collection of stories. He explains that while Shri Krishna identifies as the absolute Atman, an individual must focus on reaching their own highest potential rather than worrying about the absolute itself. Using the metaphor of climbing floors of consciousness, he suggests that one must continuously strive to be relatively better until reaching a point where the absolute intervenes. He clarifies a delicate equation: while human effort is inherently insufficient to 'buy' or attain the absolute, the absolute is only gifted to those who demonstrate the preparedness to sacrifice everything they have. Through an anecdote about a child's piggy bank, he illustrates that one must give their maximum effort, even if it is small, to receive that which is beyond their own capacity to earn.