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War is what is normal || Acharya Prashant, on Albert Camus (2017)
Bharat
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Inner Conflict
Duality
Peace
Love
Fragmentation
Spontaneity
Decision-making
Albert Camus
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the war Albert Camus refers to as normal is the basic inner fragmentation and conflict within the human mind. This internal war is characterized by duality, indecision, and a mind split into thousands of parts, where each part acts as a slave to external influences. He describes the human mind as a site of civil war where constant decision-making, weighing of options, and the pursuit of profit create a state of perpetual friction. This internal state of war leads individuals to perceive the external world as a battleground filled with enemies and threats. Acharya Prashant contrasts this state with love and spontaneity, asserting that true peace is found only when one is possessed by love. In love, one becomes optionless and the need for personal decision-making vanishes because a higher power has decided on their behalf. He concludes that while a life of love may appear turbulent on the surface, it contains a core of absolute peace and victory that eliminates all internal and external conflict.