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माँ के गर्भ को, और जन्म लेने को, दुख क्यों माना गया? || आचार्य प्रशांत, आचार्य शंकर पर (2019)
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Bhaja Govindam
Liberation
Maya
Cycle of Birth and Death
Shiva Gita
Spirituality
Self-improvement
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the moment an individual is ready to improve themselves, they gain hope that the world can also improve. He suggests that those who claim the world or others cannot change are actually reflecting their own inability to change. When one experiences the taste of purity and innocence, they naturally desire to share it with everyone, leading to hope and eventually faith. Discussing a verse from Bhaja Govindam regarding the cycle of birth and death, he clarifies that the 'womb' refers both literally to a mother's womb and metaphorically to nature or Maya. In spirituality, being born is not viewed as a joyous event but as a failure to achieve liberation. He references the Shiva Gita to describe the suffering of a soul in the womb, comparing it to being trapped in a foul-smelling, cramped, and uncomfortably hot environment. The speaker emphasizes that the physical cycle of birth and death should not be considered valuable; rather, the true purpose of human life is to transcend the body and attain liberation.