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मैं वीगन हूँ, पत्नी नहीं मानती, क्या करूँ? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2024)
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Bhagavad Gita
Veganism
Relationships
Self-interest
Detachment
Commitment
Awareness
Maya
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who has adopted veganism and Gita studies but finds his wife uninterested in these changes. He explains that relationships are often based on mutual self-interest and worldly expectations rather than spiritual divinity. He notes that a spouse might have entered the marriage for specific reasons like financial security or social status, and sudden spiritual shifts can disrupt the original unspoken contract of the relationship. He advises the questioner to focus on maintaining his own transformation so that his wife sees a genuine positive change from animalistic tendencies to true human qualities, which might eventually inspire her. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that husbands often mistakenly believe they can easily become their wives' gurus, ignoring the practical foundations of their bond. Furthermore, he discusses how to handle fleeting moments of detachment and clarity. He suggests that when one experiences a moment of truth or disillusionment with the world, they must immediately create a 'binding' or a commitment to prevent sliding back into old patterns. Comparing it to a car's hill-hold mechanism, he explains that one must secure their progress during moments of awareness. Since clarity is rare and temporary, like a brief period of electricity or sunlight, one must use that time to set 'alarms' or systems that will wake them up even when they later fall back into the unconsciousness of worldly illusions.