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राधा-कृष्ण में भी तो प्रेम था, तो आप हमारे प्रेम को सम्मान क्यों नहीं देते? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Love
Shri Krishna
Consciousness
Height
Ego
Shri Ram
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Radha ji
Description

Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who asks why he is so harsh towards lovers, given that divine figures like Shri Krishna and Radha, and Shri Ram and Sita, also loved. The speaker clarifies that his entire message is aimed at explaining this very point. To experience true love, one must first attain the same spiritual heights as Shri Krishna, Shri Ram, Radha, and Sita. They were so elevated, and that is why their love became immortal. Not everyone's love possesses the height and depth to be considered valuable or memorable. The speaker puts forth a fundamental principle: "As you are, so is the quality of your love." Shri Krishna's love was a direct reflection of his being. There is a complete correspondence between Shri Krishna's life—which involved opposing injustice, preaching the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, and protecting Dharma—and his love. All his actions were extraordinary and courageous, and therefore, his love for Radha was also of a very high quality. The speaker emphasizes that the height of Shri Krishna, the height of his life's work, and the height of his love are all one and the same. It is impossible for an elevated being like Shri Krishna to have a love of a lower level. This implies that if a person is not elevated, their love cannot be elevated either. The speaker explains that he is harsh on so-called lovers to shatter their misconception that while they themselves may not be great, their love is pure and lofty. He challenges the listener by asking, "When your life lacks the depth of Krishna and your understanding lacks the height of the Gita, how can your love be like Krishna's love?" He identifies this comparison as a product of the ego. It is audacious to compare one's love to that of Shri Krishna without first striving to become like him. While every human has the potential for such divinity, the speaker notes that potential is different from reality. He urges the listener to observe the reality of their own life, which is often filled with unconscious decisions and confusion. An average person with an average consciousness will have an average love. To claim otherwise is to use the ego to avoid facing the hollowness of one's own love and life. Instead of making such comparisons, one should first work on oneself. Progress begins only when one accepts one's current state.