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How to take important decisions in life? || Acharya Prashant (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Mind
Decision-making
Right and Wrong
Rejection
Sanity
Truth
Choicelessness
Description

Acharya Prashant uses the metaphor of a mad servant to explain the futility of trying to make a right choice from a wrong foundation. He describes a situation where a person, influenced by the madness of their servant, becomes unable to recognize that madness until a moment of sanity occurs. When the mad servant presents various food items, the speaker argues that none of the choices can be considered right because they all originate from the same flawed source. Therefore, the only correct action at a critical juncture is to reject all presented options entirely. He explains that as long as one is occupied with wrong choices, the truth cannot enter. The speaker identifies the 'mad servant' as the human mind, which presents various choices to the individual. He asserts that because all these choices emerge from the same mental center, none are superior to others. To find what is real and joyful, one must reject the mind's choices and the mind itself as the decision-maker. By creating an empty, sanctified space through this rejection, that which is choiceless and truly right will come to the individual on its own.