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अयोध्यावासी “गद्दार” हैं? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2024)
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Shri Ram
Ego
Kabir Saheb
Ayodhya
Ignorance
Truth
Politics
Bhakti
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of people's anger over electoral results in Ayodhya, which they perceive as a disrespect to Shri Ram. He questions whether these people, caught in an electoral frenzy, have ever tried to understand what the wise have said about Ram. He challenges them, stating that if asked to explain two couplets or verses about Ram, they would be unable to. He quotes Kabir Saheb, "My Ram, says Kabir, is beyond both the formless and the one with form," and asks for its meaning. He asserts that people are too preoccupied with trolling and tweeting to grasp the essence of Shri Ram. The speaker explains that while the real Ram will always receive respect, people are not concerned with him. The Ram they seek to have honored is merely a reflection of their own ego, which is why it is not respected, leading to their heartbreak. This is why they are running trends on Twitter calling the residents of Ayodhya traitors. He clarifies that Ram cannot be brought into elections, but the ego can. The entire conflict is a game of ignorance and ego, where one wants to be superior to another. For the common person, their ideals, religious symbols, and great figures are just an expression of their ego. Acharya Prashant uses an analogy of a person named Amrit. As an ordinary man, he is treated ordinarily. But if he adorns himself with royal robes and high shoes to appear better and seeks respect for this decorated self, he will be deeply hurt if he is still treated ordinarily. This is because he wants respect for his external appearance without changing internally. The ego does not want to change from within; it only wants to expand externally. He says that people have turned Ram into a toy, quoting Kabir, "People have considered Ram a toy." He emphasizes that one must become a toy for Ram, not make Ram their toy. The true meaning of Ram, he explains, is Truth, Brahman, the Self—the ultimate purpose of life. He quotes the Ramcharitmanas, "Ram is the form of Brahman, the ultimate reality, imperceptible, unseen, without beginning, and unique." Every living being is inherently restless for this real Ram. If the real Ram is presented, everyone will revere him. However, if a toy is presented in Ram's name for political games, it will not be respected. The issue is not that people have lost interest in Ram, but that they are being offered a counterfeit Ram, a product of their own ego and imagination.