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Why didn't the saints fight for the country's freedom? || Acharya Prashant, on Raman Maharshi (2019)
Scriptures and Saints
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Liberation
Inner Freedom
Ramana Maharishi
Karma Yoga
Jnana Yoga
Political Freedom
Bondage
Self-Realization
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that there is no fundamental dichotomy between the path of action (Karma) and the path of knowledge (Jnana), nor between inner and outer freedom. He clarifies that the liberation of a country is essentially the liberation of its people, which cannot be limited to mere political freedom. While political subjugation is visible, it is only a small part of the total set of dependencies that enslave an individual. True freedom fighters, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Bhagat Singh, recognized that political independence from the British was only a starting point; the ultimate goal was to emancipate the masses from inner bondages like the caste system and social conditioning.