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एक ही परम सहारा || आचार्य प्रशांत, युवाओं के संग (2014)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Shraddha
Ego
Fearlessness
Supreme Mother
Surrender
Peace
Self
Innocence
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that logical and neat answers often fail to bring real change in life because they remain at the level of the mind. While one may understand concepts like fearlessness or love intellectually, they often prove useless when actual challenges arise. He emphasizes that as long as a person relies solely on their own mind and intellect, they will remain weak and vulnerable. True strength and consolation cannot be found in worldly relationships, including the bond with one's physical mother, because these are limited and subject to change. He asserts that one needs a support that is beyond the mental realm, which he refers to as 'Shraddha' or faith in the 'Supreme Mother' or the Self. He points out that even the most powerful, wealthy, and intelligent people live in constant fear because their minds lack a true foundation. The mind only finds peace when it rests in its 'original mother'—the ultimate reality or God. Acharya Prashant notes that worldly security through money or achievements is always incomplete. He challenges the listener to reflect on whether their various attempts to find happiness, freedom, and trust have ever been truly successful. He explains that even the closest human relationships are often tainted by seeds of doubt and suspicion, and one cannot even fully trust oneself. Finally, he describes the 'Supreme Mother' as unconditional and limitless, unlike the physical mother whose capacity is finite. To access this ultimate peace and support, one must overcome the ego. The ego thrives on divisions of 'mine' and 'other' and finds it easy to bow before relatives but impossible to surrender to the Divine. He explains that the Divine only accepts those who become like children—innocent, simple, and devoid of cleverness or ego. While the ego finds this total surrender difficult, it is the only path to complete peace, love, and lightness. He concludes that by recognizing the limits of one's own strength and intelligence, the ego breaks, allowing the Supreme to take over.