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Why does one need to be reminded of his own nature? || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2015)
Prakrati
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Incompleteness
Inferiority
Self-Remembrance
Nature of Joy
Resistance
Worldly Influences
Self-Worth
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that while incompleteness is not one's true nature, individuals often fall into the trap of believing they are inferior because of constant external influences. He compares this state to being drunk on worldly influences or forgetting a key that is already in one's own pocket. He emphasizes that one does not need to be given something new but simply needs to be reminded of what they already possess. He points out the irony in human behavior where people readily accept messages of inferiority from the world, such as through advertisements, without questioning them, yet they resist and feel awkward when reminded of their inherent completeness. This resistance, he argues, is actually proof that inferiority is not our natural state. Furthermore, he observes a common linguistic bias where people say something is 'too good to be true' but never 'too bad to be true,' indicating a deep-seated habit of identifying with frustration rather than joy.