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Begin in Truth, and roam about in the world || Acharya Prashant, on Ramkrishna Paramhans (2015)
Acharya Prashant
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Consciousness
Flesh and Blood
Conditioning
Realization
Worldly Man
Wise Man
Identity
Temple
Description

Acharya Prashant discusses the nature of human consciousness and the fundamental error of identifying oneself primarily with the material world. He explains that a human being exists at two ends: one of flesh and blood, which is conditioned and primitive, and the other of realization and understanding, which is absolute freedom. The worldly man mistakenly starts with the assumption that he is a material being of flesh and blood. Because of this flawed starting point, his search for God or truth remains worldly and material, leading to a life of dissatisfaction where he gains neither true worldly contentment nor spiritual realization.