On YouTube
Your Heart does not belong to you || Acharya Prashant, on Khalil Gibran (2017)
Acharya Prashant
497 views
8 years ago
Heart
Truth
God
Ego
Devotion
Dissolution
Spirituality
Existence
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that no person is vast enough to contain another's heart, as the heart belongs only to life, existence, or God. He clarifies that the heart represents perfection and infinity, which cannot be found in limited, mortal beings. Attempting to give one's heart to a person leads to frustration and disappointment because a finite being cannot bear the weight of such a total gift or the expectations of perfection that accompany it. He advises that one's primary relationship must be with the truth, which then brings peace and appropriateness to all other worldly relationships. He emphasizes that the heart does not belong to the individual; rather, the individual belongs to the heart. The ego is described as the small trying to act as the big by attempting to control or give away the heart. Wise individuals, such as saints and prophets, are those who have surrendered their minds to the heart and the Lord. Acharya Prashant asserts that when one is devoted to God, God decides one's actions and directions. He uses the metaphor of salt lumps dissolving in water to show that true unity between individuals only happens when both dissolve into the divine source. Finally, the speaker warns against the hypocrisy of seeking spiritual truth without being willing to pay the price of one's life and ego. He describes the heart as being elsewhere, beyond the petty attractions and bondages of the world. He suggests that human suffering, mediocrity, and disenchantment stem from trying to find satisfaction in small, finite things like jobs, money, or personal relationships. He encourages the listener to recognize their own immensity and vastness, rather than settling for the 'small clothes' of a limited identity.