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Get rid of whatever is sick about you || Acharya Prashant, on Jesus Christ (2016)
Scriptures and Saints
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Jesus
Spirituality
Suffering
Totality
Matthew 5:29
Consciousness
Ego
Truth
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Acharya Prashant interprets Matthew 5:29, where Shri Jesus advises that if one's right eye causes sin, it should be gouged out. He explains that the 'eye' represents a 'part' of our existence, and the 'whole' represents the essence or totality. In our worldly existence, we value various parts such as ideas, money, relationships, and memories. Acharya Prashant defines a 'rotten part' as anything that causes suffering and demands constant thought. He argues that whatever makes a person think excessively is a disease or a burden that must be discarded to maintain essential lightness. True health is invisible and does not demand conscious attention, whereas a rotten part makes itself visible through mental agitation. He further explains that humans live in fragments, adopting different personalities in different situations, such as being a boss, a father, or a devotee. These shifting identities are limited parts that can never provide lasting peace because peace belongs only to the whole. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that spirituality is not about self-improvement, healing, or personality development, which he calls 'repair mode.' Instead, true spirituality involves the total rejection and dropping of the inessential. He contrasts this with popular teachers who offer consolations and acceptance to please the masses, noting that Shri Jesus was a destroyer of the inessential who offered stark reality rather than false hope. Finally, the speaker highlights that the human mind remains largely unchanged since the time of Shri Jesus. People still prefer social security and comforting lies over the harsh, liberating truth. He points out that the same society that claims to be spiritual often rejects the truthful teacher because the truth demands the annihilation of the ego and its attachments. Shri Jesus did not offer warm embraces or sweet words to the corrupt; he physically cleared the temple. Acharya Prashant concludes that to follow the path of truth, one must be willing to lose the partial and the limited to realize the total.