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More important than health is the wisdom to use health || Acharya Prashant (2019)
Prakrati
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Swami Vivekananda
Bhagavad Gita
Physical Strength
Spiritual Path
Vitality
Wisdom
Consciousness
Liberation
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a famous quote by Swami Vivekananda regarding the importance of physical strength and football over the study of the Bhagavad Gita. He clarifies that physical strength is a peripheral resource rather than a central spiritual goal. Using the analogy of fuel and engine oil in a car, he explains that while resources like health, money, and knowledge are necessary to reach a destination, they do not automatically lead one to the goal. An abundance of resources without a clear direction can even lead to aimless wandering and waste.