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More important than health is the wisdom to use health || Acharya Prashant (2019)
Bharat
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Swami Vivekananda
Shri Krishna
Bhagavad Gita
Physical Strength
Spirituality
Liberation
Consciousness
Health
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Acharya Prashant addresses a common misunderstanding of Swami Vivekananda's advice that young people should play football to understand the Gita better. He clarifies that physical strength is peripheral and ancillary to the spiritual path, rather than central. While physical exercise can energize the body and mind, it also carries the risk of making an individual more body-centric. He explains that football or physical strength cannot create the initial spark of spiritual inquiry; that fire must already exist within the seeker's consciousness. Once a person is determined to reach the goal of liberation, physical health becomes one of many resources, like knowledge or money, that can help them reach their destination.