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How to use the mind fully? || Acharya Prashant (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Mind
Conditioning
Self-inquiry
Intelligence
Ego
Deception
Scriptures
Awareness
Description

Acharya Prashant challenges the common notion of partial mind usage, where individuals question external beliefs but fail to question themselves. He argues that true intelligence involves using the mind fully, which means turning it inward to examine its own limitations and conditioning. He points out the hypocrisy in questioning whether a statue contains God while never questioning the nature of one's own existence or the 'statue' of the self. According to him, the mind often avoids this self-inquiry because looking inward leads to the annihilation of the ego and its deceptions. He emphasizes that before one can judge external information or the intentions of others, one must first investigate the receiver—the self. He suggests that the greatest harm does not come from external conditioning but from the internal 'stuff' and the lack of self-awareness. Acharya Prashant critiques the tendency to act as a rebel by questioning God or scriptures without first verifying the 'I' that is asking the question. He concludes that one must watch their daily actions and life to understand the source of their thoughts, as the act of looking inward is what ultimately cleanses one's perception.