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पास आए तो कुत्ता, दूर जाए तो बेवफ़ा || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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4 years ago
Gita
Relationship
Wisdom
Change
Desire
Consciousness
Familiarity
Shri Krishna
Description

A 28-year-old woman, married for two years in a love marriage, shares her personal situation. She explains that until a year ago, her husband, Rahul, was very loving, excitable, and impatient. They would go out for dinner and dates every week and were planning to have a baby. However, since the COVID-19 lockdown last year, when they had to stay together for a long time, Rahul started losing control over his emotions and actions. His sensuality increased, and he became very excitable. A friend of hers told her about Acharya Prashant's meditation and Gita courses, so she enrolled Rahul in three of them. Two months after completing the courses, he has become very stable and calm. Now, everything is fine, and he doesn't bother her anymore. The problem now is that he only enjoys watching Acharya Prashant's videos and pays no attention to her. She asks for a solution to this problem. Acharya Prashant responds by explaining that this is how we are. First, we don't move towards wisdom when our life is going well. For years, her life and her husband's life were going on enjoyably, and neither of them mentioned the Gita. Then, a problem arose during the COVID lockdown when they had to stay together for a long time, and the husband became more emotional and sensual. To deal with this problem, she decided to enroll him in the Gita and meditation courses. We come to the Gita in this manner. And from the Gita, we only want as much as is needed to fulfill our desires. If we get less than that, we complain that we didn't get anything from the Gita. And we complain even more if we get more from the Gita than what we wanted. She wanted her husband's regular life, like that of any ordinary couple, to continue. She didn't want him to be too excitable or too sensual; she wanted a balance. But the Gita is the Gita. Shri Krishna will not do his work after asking you. The Gita has done its work. Now the complaint is that the husband was previously very lustful, and now he doesn't pay attention to her. The only solution to this problem is for her to also move towards the Gita. When couples come to him, he says that if they are doing a course, they should try to do it together. Otherwise, a great disparity will arise in the consciousness of both. One will move far ahead, and one will be left far behind. Then, it will seem strange to even talk to each other. This knowledge is not something that comes as information. It changes your life. It changes for the better, but the person you knew before, it will not leave them as they were. The person will become different. And don't be afraid, the person will become much better. The problem is that often, we prefer the familiar over the better. We don't want a better person; we want a familiar person. We say, 'No, no, no, you were like this before, become like that again because I knew you then. I was comfortable with that. I was used to it. Now you may have become better, but you don't suit me because I need someone of my own level.' This is not how it's done. If he is your husband and you love him, then in love, you don't do this. When the husband was out of control, he was sent to the Gita, and now that he has gained some understanding from the Gita, she says, 'Acharya Ji, after taking your courses, my husband doesn't pay attention to me.' What does 'not paying attention' mean? That he doesn't behave wildly like before, doesn't pounce on you? If he pounces, he's a dog, and if he doesn't, he's unfaithful. How will he find peace? The Gita does not give a message to run away from the world. The Gita does not say to leave your wife and not look at her. Yes, the Gita does develop enough intelligence to know what is useful and what is useless. The Gita creates a disinterest in foolishness, not in the person. Now, if the wife keeps doing foolish things, then the husband will lose interest. The responsibility is on you to try and learn. If there is someone around you who is genuinely starting to think and see life with clear eyes, don't accuse them. Whatever they are seeing, try to see it too.