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कितना आसान है मोक्ष पाना? || आचार्य प्रशांत, अवधूत गीता पर (2020)
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Moksha
Avadhuta Gita
Human Body
Detachment
Consciousness
Intention
Ego
Maya
Description

Acharya Prashant explains verses from the third chapter of the Avadhuta Gita. The verses state that God, through his inscrutable power, Maya, created various species like trees, reptiles, animals, and birds, but was not satisfied. Then, He created the human body, endowed with an intellect capable of realizing the Absolute (Brahma), and was very pleased with this creation. This highlights the unique potential of human life. The verses further elaborate that although the human body is transient and death is always near, it is the only means to achieve the ultimate purpose of life, which is liberation (Moksha). Therefore, a wise person, having obtained this rare human body after many births, should not waste it in the pursuit of sensual pleasures, which are available to all species. Instead, they should strive for liberation before death. This understanding leads to detachment from the world, and the dissolution of attachment and ego. Responding to a question about whether attaining this state is as simple as it sounds, Acharya Prashant clarifies that 'simple' and 'difficult' are relative terms that depend on the doer. He distinguishes between the physical world, where limitations are objective, and the inner world of consciousness, where everything is a matter of one's intention, will, and choice. The difficulty in attaining liberation is not in the path itself, but in the intention of the seeker. If one identifies with powerlessness, any task will seem difficult. Spirituality's role is not to grant liberation but to awaken the desire for it. If the intention for freedom is sincere and strong, even the body's limitations can become tools for liberation. The speaker asserts that when one claims the path is difficult, it is often an excuse born from a vested interest in not understanding, because true understanding would demand transformation. The problem lies with one's intention, not the objective difficulty of the path.