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How to practically do something for the society? || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2014)
Acharya Prashant
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Practicality
Calling
Vocation
Fear
Understanding
Ambition
Society
Courage
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the common societal dismissal of meaningful life goals as being impractical. He explains that the word 'practical' is often used as a shield by those who are weak, fearful, or unwilling to step out of their comfort zones. When people label a significant ambition as impractical, they are essentially admitting their own inability or lack of courage to practice it. He asserts that nothing is inherently impractical; rather, it is the rigidity and lack of understanding in one's mind that makes it seem so. True practice stems from deep understanding, and those who have achieved great feats, like climbing Everest, did so by ignoring the labels of impracticality imposed by others.