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प्रेम चाहिए - ऐसा जो कभी तृप्त न हो || आचार्य प्रशांत, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के साथ (2023)
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Love
Dissatisfaction
Internal Revolution
Great Personalities
Height
Vedanta
Hypocrisy
Youth
Description

Acharya Prashant begins by questioning the audience about their online search habits, asking when they last searched for terms like 'liberation', 'truth', 'salvation', 'nirvana', 'Vedanta', or 'philosophy' on platforms like YouTube or Google. He points out that since people do not actively seek such content, these videos do not appear in their recommendations. This necessitates promoting them, which requires financial support. He explains that this promotion is essential because society is in a fallen state, and without it, such valuable knowledge would remain buried. The need for promotion and donations will only cease when people themselves become capable of recognizing and sharing what is right. Until then, donations are crucial, though the amount received is less than a tenth of what is needed. This money, he clarifies, is used to bring these teachings to the public, sometimes even by cutting salaries and other expenses. A questioner then asks why, despite listening to teachings about truth, an internal revolution doesn't occur, citing the example of Duryodhana, who, despite studying the Vedas and being with gurus, remained flawed, unlike Yudhishthira. Acharya Prashant responds that what is needed for this internal revolution is 'love', which he defines as a deep dissatisfaction. Love is never satisfied because complete attainment is never achieved. This dissatisfaction is crucial, especially for the youth, to prevent them from settling for less. He uses the analogy of a child watching someone ride a bicycle: one child might be content just watching, while another feels a deep dissatisfaction and a yearning to ride themselves. The latter is the attitude required for change. Acharya Prashant elaborates that when one encounters something excellent or high, it should create a problem—a dissatisfaction. It is a moment of good fortune to witness such height, but it is also a problem because one has only seen it, not attained it. Meeting great personalities like Buddha or Krishna proves that a free life is possible and should create a problem for you, a problem you should fall in love with. This should evoke a mix of love, awe, and a pure (sattvic) envy, prompting the question, "How did they achieve this, and why am I missing out?" He cautions against merely revering great figures from a distance and dismissing them as special from birth, as this is a way of fooling oneself and avoiding the responsibility to strive for the same heights. Instead of just bowing your head, you should look up at their greatness. Instead of just touching their feet, you should aspire to embrace them.