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If not Silence, then music. Nothing else || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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9 years ago
Inquiry
Spirituality
Joy
Silence
Falseness
Suffering
Detachment
Conditioning
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the common struggle of realizing the inherent falseness and ugliness of the world through inquiry. He explains that as one begins to identify what is artificial and conditioned, everything previously trusted may appear hollow. This realization can lead to a sense of despair or a 'private hell' where one sees the rottenness that others ignore. However, he clarifies that in the domain of spirituality, the word 'ugly' has no real place because all phenomena are ultimately seen as non-existent or 'dream stuff.' He posits that there are only two valid states for a seeker: joy and fun.