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अफ़सरों और नेताओं से नहीं होगा ये काम || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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Bureaucracy
Systemic Change
Public Consciousness
Politics
Hierarchy
Spirituality
Civil Services
Democracy
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Acharya Prashant explains that the condition of a bureaucrat, such as a Collector, is a reflection of a long hierarchical chain. He points out that a Collector is a junior officer who has a boss, who in turn has a boss, and this hierarchy extends up to the Minister, the Prime Minister, and ultimately, the public. Therefore, a Collector is compelled to act in a manner that reflects the nature of the public itself. The entire system, he argues, is not determined by a few individuals but by the masses, the common person on the street. To change the system, one must first change the common person, because it is the public that elects the leaders, making the leaders a reflection of the public's consciousness. He states that this understanding is why he did not remain in the civil services. It is nearly impossible for an individual to bring about a revolution from within the bureaucracy because the system is too heavy and will inevitably change the individual, not the other way around. He uses the analogy of an apple and the Earth: both exert gravitational force, but it is the apple that falls to the Earth, not the other way around, due to the vast difference in mass. Similarly, the system's weight overpowers the individual. A bureaucrat's primary role is to execute policies, which are formulated by politicians, often without consulting the bureaucrats. If the fundamental policy is flawed, even its perfect execution is futile. Acharya Prashant asserts that the root cause of a nation's problems, from poor infrastructure to corrupt politics, is the internal darkness and superstition of its people. The only way to bring about real change is through a ground-level awakening of public consciousness. If the public is awakened, the country, the system, the leaders, and the officers will all transform. He concludes that spirituality is not merely a personal matter for inner peace but is the very center of all kinds of progress. It is about removing the darkness from the mind, and with an enlightened mind, one can do everything better. This, he says, is a radical, worldwide revolution.