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क्या सब कुछ भगवान की मर्ज़ी है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2018)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Paramatma
Freedom of Choice
Responsibility
Kabir Saheb
Buddha
Karma
Satsang
Liberation
Description

Acharya Prashant clarifies that one's current situation, whether a job or business, is a result of personal choice rather than divine placement. He asserts that Paramatma grants individuals complete freedom to choose their path, though they must inevitably face the consequences of those choices. He emphasizes that claiming one's circumstances are God's will is an excuse to avoid responsibility. True liberation is only possible when one accepts that their condition is a result of their own decisions, as this realization also grants the power to change those decisions and transform one's life. Regarding Kabir Saheb and Sant Ravidas, Acharya Prashant explains that their worldly professions were secondary and light, allowing them to focus entirely on Paramatma. He contrasts this with Buddha, who had to renounce his kingdom because its heavy responsibilities would have hindered his spiritual practice. He argues that Kabir Saheb's true business was God, and viewing him merely as a weaver is an insult. He urges the listener to look at the essence of these saints rather than their external circumstances to justify their own stagnation. Addressing the phrase that not a leaf moves without divine will, he explains that even the power to choose wrongly or move toward bondage is a gift from the Divine. While God provides the energy and freedom, the individual experiences the joy of right choice or the misery of wrong choice. He further notes that being created in God's image implies that if one's life lacks light and peace, it is due to wrong living. He describes suffering as a matter of personal consent; while physical pain may occur, the mental state of misery is something the individual permits. Finally, Acharya Prashant uses the metaphor of fire and ash to describe spiritual evolution. He explains that youth should be characterized by the expression of energy, which eventually leads to a state of stability and peace. Just as wood becomes stable ash after burning, an individual must express and exhaust their desires to reach a state of non-reactivity and peace. He concludes that a true spiritual gathering is like a sacrificial fire where the ego and illusions are burnt away, leaving the individual light and liberated.