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Deep Superstitions of the Modern Mind || Acharya Prashant, with OCLF (2021)
Bharat
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Vedanta
Spirituality
Consciousness
Inquiry
Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita
Shri Krishna
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that both blind faith and the outright rejection of spirituality are essentially the same, as both are based on belief rather than inquiry. He clarifies that real wisdom or spirituality is not about reinforcing belief systems, whether traditional or modern, but about the nature of consciousness, which is to know the truth. He emphasizes that spirituality is a process of questioning and understanding both the subject (the mind) and the object (the universe), rather than accepting 'mumbo jumbo' or superstitions. He illustrates this by stating that a scientist in a lab or a person reflecting on their day is engaged in a spiritual process because they are seeking to know reality.