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सफलता का उत्साह, और असफलता की कुंठा || आचार्य प्रशांत (2018)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Karma
Doership
Peace
Maturity
Understanding
Spirituality
Detachment
Self-reflection
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that in spirituality, the fruit of an action is not separate from the action itself; rather, the action is the fruit, and the doer is the action. He emphasizes that one should not worry about external results or success, as the true spiritual outcome is determined the moment one becomes the right kind of doer. Being a right doer means surrendering all sense of doership to the Divine. When one becomes a subtle non-doer, they no longer care for gross material results because they understand that on the right path, the destination is present at every step. He advises focusing on the intentions and the state of the doer rather than the outcome, asserting that if the doer is right, whatever they receive is right. Addressing the issue of peace and anger, Acharya Prashant points out that people often make their peace dependent on material objects like a cup or a car. When these objects are lost or broken, the peace associated with them is also lost. He suggests that one should love peace directly and not through intermediaries or material possessions. By not attaching peace to external things, it cannot be stolen or destroyed, and anger will naturally subside. He uses the analogy of a cup and tea to show how people risk losing something invaluable (peace/nectar) by tying it to something trivial (a material object). Direct love for the truth eliminates the need for mediators. Regarding maturity and understanding, Acharya Prashant states that these qualities are already present within us but remain dormant. They are awakened only when one recognizes a sense of danger or the futility of a meaningless life. Just as one flips a switch to light up a dark room when sensing a threat, one must call upon their inner wisdom when they realize their life is at risk of being wasted. He encourages self-reflection to see if one's life is truly meaningful and if there is clarity in decision-making. Once the need for light is felt, the inner light of understanding is activated, providing the clarity needed to distinguish between right and wrong.