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राम से राम तक की यात्रा है जीवन || आचार्य प्रशांत, श्रीकृष्ण एवं कबीर साहब पर (2019)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Kabir Saheb
Atman
Aham
Bhagavad Gita
Vedanta
Purushottam
Jivatma
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant explains the concept of the four forms of 'Ram' as described by Kabir Saheb, correlating them with the Vedantic understanding of the three bodies and the Self. The first Ram, who 'roams in Dashrath's house,' represents the gross body (Sthula Sharira) made of flesh and bone. The second Ram, who 'speaks in every heart,' refers to the subtle body (Sukshma Sharira) or the consciousness that perceives and desires. The third Ram, whose 'expansion is everywhere,' signifies the causal body (Karana Sharira) or the ego-tendency (Aham-vritti) which is the root of the world and the other two bodies. The fourth Ram is the 'unique one,' representing the Atman or the absolute Truth, which remains untouched and beyond all bodies. Acharya Prashant clarifies that Shri Krishna's description of the two types of 'Purusha' and 'Purushottam' in the Bhagavad Gita aligns with this, where Purushottam is the supreme Atman. Life is described as a journey from the first Ram (the gross, animal-like state of birth) toward the fourth Ram (the realization of Truth). Acharya Prashant outlines the stages of this journey: starting as a physical being driven by bodily needs, progressing to a thinker or intellectual who deals with ideas and ideologies, and finally becoming a seeker (Sadhak) who investigates the source of thoughts and the ego. The final transition to the fourth state is not achieved by the individual's effort alone but occurs through grace, as the 'seeker' must dissolve to reach the Truth. He emphasizes that the primary purpose of life is to recognize and discard the falsehoods of the world to find the door to Truth, rather than getting lost in worldly goals like wealth or status. Addressing questions on the 'Jivatma,' Acharya Prashant explains that it is essentially the ego (Aham) that mistakenly considers itself to be the Atman. There are not two separate souls; the Jivatma is a delusion of the limited mind. The union of Jivatma and Paramatma is not a partnership but the dissolution of the ego into the Truth, similar to a drop disappearing into the ocean. He clarifies that the ego consumes the world through the senses in a futile attempt to find completeness. This state of being is not a mere philosophical concept but the lived reality of human existence, characterized by a constant sense of deficiency and a simultaneous, paradoxical arrogance.