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बार-बार हार से दिल टूट गया है, आगे कैसे बढ़ें? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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Resilience
The Necessary
Duty vs. Feelings
Compassion
Kabir Saheb
Guru-Disciple Relationship
Japanese Proverb
Description

Acharya Prashant advises that one should keep getting established even after being uprooted. He explains that being uprooted is not in one's control, as situations will arise that will uproot you. The only thing to do is to get established again. He refers to a Japanese proverb, "Fall down seven times, get up eight," and adapts it to the questioner's situation, saying, "Get uprooted seven times, get established eight times." When the questioner mentions that a Guru's personal self-interest is gone, Acharya Prashant corrects him, stating that it is not gone but has become aligned. He further explains that if one's personal self aligns with something good, there is nothing wrong with it. When faced with personal hurt versus one's work, one must choose whichever is more important and stand by it. He gives his own example of not feeling like conducting the session but still choosing his work over his feelings, emphasizing that for some things, there is no method; one must simply do it. Acharya Prashant defines a human being as one who does what is necessary and refrains from what is not. The necessary (aavashyak) is that over which you have no control, that which makes you helpless. He urges one to find something in life to which they can become a slave, quoting Kabir Saheb: "Kabir is the dog of Ram." He dismisses the whims of the mind, such as feeling sad, sleepy, or emotional, as mere indulgences. In response to a follow-up question about a disciple not being ready to learn from a good Guru, he says that in today's world, a Guru is needed who can teach even those who are not ready, as very few are truly willing. One cannot wait for people to ask for help; one must help them forcefully out of love, even if they resist or abuse in return.