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These things happen just by Grace || Acharya Prashant, on Yogvashishta (2016)
Scriptures and Saints
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Bhagavad Gita
Guru
Scripture
Ego
Truth
Atman
Purification
Liberation
Description

Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical document of the highest order rather than a mere story. He explains that one cannot find a guru or the right scripture through personal planning or ego-driven decisions; instead, it is the truth itself that blesses an individual and leads them to these sources. The ego naturally fears the guru and the scripture because their purpose is to purify and dissolve the ego, which the ego perceives as its own destruction. Consequently, the right guru often enters one's life through chance or what seems like an accident, rather than through the ego's choice.