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श्रद्धा और अंधविश्वास में अंतर || आचार्य प्रशांत (2014)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Nothingness
Creation
Dissolution
Third Eye
Formless
Faith
Consciousness
Upanishads
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Acharya Prashant addresses the common assumption that something cannot manifest later if it was not present in the seed. He explains that the human mind easily accepts linear progression, such as a child growing into a six-foot man, because it fits within a logical framework of shapes and sizes. However, the mind struggles to accept the concept of something emerging from nothing or something substantial dissolving into absolute nothingness. These phenomena of creation and dissolution exist beyond the mind's world of arrangements and transformations. He asserts that true faith or theism lies in acknowledging this 'magic'—the ability for the unexpected to occur without a causal history. He further clarifies that the ultimate reality is not a historical event where zero became one in the distant past; rather, everything is continuously emerging from nothingness in the present moment. To truly see is to perceive both the form and the formless simultaneously. This is described as the opening of the 'third eye,' which is not a mystical organ but a state of deep consciousness and guilelessness. While the two physical eyes see shapes and colors, the third eye perceives the underlying emptiness and infinite potential. He emphasizes that this realization is not a matter of intellectual knowledge or belief, but a direct perception that occurs in the moment. Acharya Prashant warns against the traps of the mind, which can even turn the concept of 'nothingness' into a mental projection or superstition. He suggests that while one might start with a hypothesis or trust in the words of a teacher, this must eventually lead to direct experience where trust is no longer needed because the truth is evident. He contrasts the 'wonderment' of a child-like mind, which sees the magic in every moment, with the cynical mind that tries to dissect and rationalize everything. He concludes by stating that humans either live by hidden superstitions disguised as logic or by deep faith. There is no middle ground; one must choose between living in a world of mere appearances or recognizing the constant miracle of existence.