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Finding Love of the Life || Acharya Prashant
Acharya Prashant
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Love
Mind
Relationship
Healthy Mind
Self-love
Dependency
Joy
Suspicion
Description

Acharya Prashant defines love as the action of an immersed mind and as the relationship with the other. He explains that the kind of relationship one has is a direct reflection of their mind's state. For instance, if a mind is full of doubts and suspicions, it will lead to a suspicious relationship. Similarly, if a mind constantly feels inadequate and unworthy, it will result in a relationship of need and dependency. To have a loving relationship with another person, one must first have a loving relationship with oneself. An individual who is immersed in himself will naturally relate to the world in a loving way. This person lives in joy and radiates joy. Love is their very being because love is primarily the state of their own mind. When the mind is in union with its beloved source, the individual is in union with the entire existence. Love is described as a composed, relaxed mind. To put it simply, loving the other means having a healthy relationship with them. For the mind to have a healthy relationship with another, it must first be healthy in itself. The speaker questions how a relationship can be healthy if the mind within that relationship is not healthy, stating it is impossible for a relationship to be healthy if the mind is diseased. In conclusion, love is a healthy mind. The relationships that stem from a healthy mind are called love, or loving relationships. The speaker emphasizes that this concept is not complicated but is so simple that people often find it difficult to accept or enter into.