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शरीर को इतना महत्व देना ज़रूरी? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Body-consciousness
Reality
Acceptance
Suffering
Beliefs
Experience
Attachment
Fear
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the question of whether to bring about a revolution by affirming "I am the Self" or by accepting "I am the body." He suggests that instead of getting caught in words, one should connect with life. He dismisses the repeated chanting of mantras like "I am not the body, not the mind, I am only the Self" as a futile exercise. He points out that life is often a hell filled with fear, and simply stating one is the Self does not change this reality. The speaker advises taking the opposite path. Instead of denying the body, one must first acknowledge, "Yes, in my own eyes, I am the body." Then, one must observe the consequences of this identification, such as the suffering and fear it brings. He asks if one truly wants to continue suffering these consequences. If not, one must stop considering oneself the body, because the root of all misery is this very body-consciousness (deh-bhav). This realization is what leads to the shedding of body-consciousness, not a premature declaration of being the Self. He calls such declarations mere "rattles" or "toys," as they are thoughts generated by the very mind one is trying to negate. To see the truth, one must come down to reality and ask practical questions: "If I were not the body, why would I feel so much fear? If I were not the body, why would I have so much attachment to other bodies?" Only a body can be attached to another body. He urges the listener to see the immense loss in considering oneself the body. When this loss becomes evident, one will naturally seek an alternative. The speaker emphasizes that our nature is pure and cannot tolerate inferior experiences like pettiness, fear, or delusion. The pain that arises from this friction is the revolution itself, provided one does not give this filth a beautiful name. The best way to be at ease is to not hide one's unease from oneself. The immediate and unfiltered acceptance of one's unease is what will ultimately resolve it.