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हमारी साझी और आखिरी लालसा का नाम हैं कृष्ण || आचार्य प्रशांत, भगवद् गीता पर (2020)
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Shri Krishna
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Nishkam Karma Yoga
Desire
Liberation
Self-knowledge
Ego
Spirituality
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Acharya Prashant explains that Shri Krishna represents the ultimate attraction that pulls all of humanity. He clarifies that while individual desires may appear different on the surface, there is a common, deep-seated longing shared by everyone, regardless of their background. This universal longing is characterized by a persistent sense of incompleteness and lack, which remains even after achieving worldly success or material gains. The speaker points out that no matter what one acquires, the inner feeling of 'something is missing' persists, leading to a state of perpetual dissatisfaction. He argues that the problem is not the lack of external objects, but the nature of the 'ego' or the 'self' that feels the lack. This internal entity is inherently insatiable and cannot be satisfied by anything in the world. Spirituality, therefore, involves turning inward to question this very seeker of desires. Acharya Prashant suggests that the true goal of this longing is not to gain something external, but to dissolve the false self. When one realizes that the 'self' is a bundle of illusions and allows it to fade away, the state of liberation that remains is Shri Krishna. Finally, the speaker distinguishes between worldly knowledge and spiritual knowledge. In the world, the knower and the known remain separate. However, in spirituality, knowing is becoming. To know the Truth or Shri Krishna, one must be willing to let go of the ego. He concludes that the dissolution of mental darkness and the breaking of the self-created cage of illusions is the essence of spiritual practice. One who knows the Truth in this manner becomes the Truth itself, as the barrier between the seeker and the sought disappears.