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'सर्वदा-सर्वत्र' से क्या अर्थ है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2014)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Space-Time
Non-temporal
Non-spatial
Ego
Mind
Shri Krishna
God
Localization
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Acharya Prashant explains that the statement about being present 'everywhere and always' (sarvatra aur sarvada) does not mean being physically present in all places at all times. Instead, it signifies a state that is non-temporal and non-spatial. When you are in one place, you are localized, which is a function of the mind. The true meaning of being 'everywhere and always' transcends the mind's constructs of space and time. The speaker clarifies that 'non-temporal' does not mean existing in the past, present, and future; it means not being in time at all. Similarly, being 'non-spatial' is not about being physically present everywhere simultaneously, such as on a tree, in a river, or on another planet. This literal interpretation is a misunderstanding. He states that where the ego exists, there is space-time, and one is localized. However, where there is no ego, space-time also ceases to exist. This state is truly non-temporal and non-spatial. This concept is further related to the understanding of God. The common saying 'God is in every particle' is described as a worldly way of thinking. It first gives validity to space and particles and then places God within them. This is a misinterpretation because the ultimate reality is non-spatial; it is the source of space but is not contained within it. The speaker references Shri Krishna's words from the Gita: 'All beings are from me, but I am not from them,' explaining that the ego originates from the source, but the source does not originate from the ego. A yogi understands that if the particles themselves are not ultimately real, the question of God being within them is moot.