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इसमें तेरा घाटा, उनका कुछ नहीं जाता || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Shri Rama
Shri Yudhisthira
Dharma
Avatar
Maryada
Yaksha Prashna
Yoga Vashistha
Human Flaws
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who criticizes Shri Rama and Shri Yudhisthira for their perceived moral failings, such as Shri Rama sending a pregnant Sita Mata to the forest and Shri Yudhisthira losing Draupadi in a game of dice. He argues that people often focus on a single flaw to avoid the profound wisdom these figures offer. Just as a legendary cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar remains a 'Bharat Ratna' despite failing in a single match, or a superstar like Amitabh Bachchan remains a legend despite flop films, the greatness of these figures must be judged by their entire life's contribution rather than isolated incidents. He explains that the ego seeks excuses to reject the teachings of Shri Yudhisthira or Shri Rama because their wisdom threatens one's dishonest and comfortable lifestyle. By labeling them as flawed, one justifies ignoring the 'Yaksha Prashna' or the 'Yoga Vashistha'. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that an 'Avatar' is the infinite taking a finite, human form for the sake of humanity. Therefore, they must possess human traits, emotions, and even flaws to be relatable and useful to humans. A perfectly 'pure' or 'absolute' truth would be beyond human utility because it lacks the human element required for connection. Ultimately, the speaker asserts that finding faults in great men is a sign of one's own unwillingness to rise. He suggests that those who do not want to climb the Himalayas will find dirt even on the peaks as an excuse to stay down. He challenges the questioner to examine their own intentions, suggesting that the real problem might be a resistance to 'Maryada' (discipline) and 'Dharma' (righteousness) itself. He concludes that by rejecting these ideals based on perceived flaws, the individual only harms their own spiritual progress, while the greatness of these figures remains untouched.