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जो तुधु भावै || आचार्य प्रशांत, गुरु नानकदेव पर (2014)
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Leela
Witness
Detachment
Soul
Absolute
Conditioning
Upanishads
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Acharya Prashant explains that the moment an individual prepares to improve themselves, hope for the world's improvement naturally arises. He suggests that those who claim the world cannot change are essentially reflecting their own inability to change. When one begins to purify themselves, they realize that everyone is capable of and eager for such transformation. This purity creates a desire to share that state with others, leading to faith. Referring to Guru Nanak Dev Ji's words, he explains that what pleases the Divine is for a person to remain centered and untouched by external circumstances. The Divine is described as both the unmoving witness and the playful actor in the world. To be 'good' in the spiritual sense is to emulate this nature: being untouched at the core while fully participating in the play of life. He further elaborates on the nature of the Absolute as being essentially 'nothing' or 'void' in human terms, because it cannot be grasped by the senses. Yet, because it is nothing, it can become everything. He uses the analogy of nature—where mountains, clouds, and rivers are interconnected—to show that our perception of separation is a result of time and limited vision. In the state of 'Leela' or divine play, one participates in the world without making ego-driven choices or being affected by dualities like birth and death, joy and sorrow. The speaker emphasizes that the Divine does not take sides or establish worldly justice; it simply exists in a state of spontaneous music and flow. Acharya Prashant concludes by stating that the mind's ultimate goal is to merge with the Soul, which means becoming like the Soul. The fundamental quality of the Soul is detachment or non-participation at the center, which allows for total participation in the world. He advises that to be pleasing to the Divine, one must become like the Divine. This involves dropping conditioned beliefs and realizing that one was always that Supreme Reality. By knowing the nature of the Absolute, the seeker becomes the Absolute, realizing that their previous sense of separation was merely an illusion. Just as a wave's welfare lies in being like the ocean, a human's welfare lies in aligning with their true, divine nature.