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You are a Lao Tzu when you don't have a Lao Tzu as your ideal || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Scriptures and Saints
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Truth
Lao Tzu
Scriptures
Daily Life
Ideal
Source
Expression
Kabir Saheb
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the greatest harm caused to others often appears in the form of common, unnoticeable, and seemingly harmless daily actions, much like a street vendor selling unhealthy food. He emphasizes that spiritual literature and scriptures are useless if they are not applied to one's immediate daily life. He points out that mankind often treats scriptures as mere words rather than letting them come to life through observation of the present moment. Focusing on the example of Lao Tzu, he argues that having an ideal to follow is a hindrance to becoming like that ideal. Lao Tzu did not have an ideal of himself, yet he was Lao Tzu, whereas those who study him extensively fail to reach his state because they are focused on the expression rather than the source. Acharya Prashant further clarifies that while Truth is one, its expressions are diverse and unique to each individual. One can never truly replicate another person's expression, such as that of Lao Tzu or Kabir Saheb. Instead of connecting to the specific words or personality of a sage, one must connect directly to the common center or source from which all such expressions emerge. He concludes that to connect to this original center, one must let go of accumulated knowledge and the memory of specific ideals, as these only serve as barriers to one's own authentic expression of the Truth.