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सत्य का रास्ता फिसलन भरा || आचार्य प्रशांत, कठ उपनिषद् पर (2017)
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Liberation
Superstition
Shri Ramana Maharshi
Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Kabir Saheb
Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who is distressed by a friend's return to superstitious beliefs after a personal crisis. He explains that the path of truth is not for everyone and that most people are driven by worldly desires and bodily attachments. When someone is deeply invested in family, progeny, and physical well-being, they will naturally gravitate towards 'babas' and miracle-workers who promise to fulfill those specific desires. He notes that scriptures like the Upanishads or the teachings of saints like Shri Ramana Maharshi and Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj do not exist to solve physical ailments or provide material gains like wealth or children. He further clarifies that the friend did not suddenly 'slip' from the path of truth; rather, his inherent tendencies were always aligned with worldly illusions, and the crisis merely made this evident. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that liberation is an arduous and solitary journey meant for the rare few who are willing to transcend their biological and social identities. He uses the analogy of a pig in a drain to explain that one should not be surprised when people act according to their nature. True wonder lies in the emergence of a Buddha or a saint amidst a world driven by ignorance. He concludes by stating that one should not drag the names of enlightened beings into mundane worldly affairs, as their teachings are meant for the ultimate truth, not for fulfilling petty human cravings.