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(गीता-43) श्रीकृष्ण की वो बात, जिसके बाद जीत निश्चित है || आचार्य प्रशांत, भगवद् गीता पर (2024)
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Brahman
Yajna
Nirgun
Guru
Shri Krishna
Bhagavad Gita
Kabir Saheb
Desirelessness
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a common excuse people use to avoid spiritual seeking: the idea that knowledge is infinite and not meant for ordinary individuals. He explains that people are often told to stay within their limits, like sparrows or crows, and not aspire to the heights of swans, which represent the wise. This leads them to feel self-pity and justify their mundane lives by citing their small jobs and family responsibilities. This mindset is a way to shirk the effort required for spiritual growth, using the inaccessibility of the highest truth as a pretext to remain in their comfort zones. The speaker then explores the philosophical dilemma this creates. The wise have described the ultimate reality, the very heart of existence, as formless (Nirgun), unattached, and unthinkable. This presents a paradox: the most beloved is also the most inaccessible. If one cannot even conceive of it, forming a relationship or uniting with it becomes impossible, leaving the seeker trapped. If this ultimate reality were a trivial matter, one could ignore it. However, since it is the very foundation of life, being told it is unattainable creates a profound crisis about how to live. Acharya Prashant outlines three ways people attempt to resolve this paradox. The first is to accept the separation between the worldly and the divine, using the teachings of the wise as a justification to remain engrossed in mundane life. The second method is to bring the formless down to a tangible, relatable level, essentially creating a god in one's own limited image to avoid the challenge of personal transformation. Both approaches are flawed attempts to deal with the formless nature of the ultimate. The third and correct path, as taught by Shri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, is to realize that Brahman is not distant but can be experienced in this very life. In a desireless action (Yajna), the offering, the fire, the doer, and the action itself are all manifestations of Brahman. The way forward is to identify the highest ideal available on earth and treat it as a representative of Brahman. The one who helps you ascend should be seen as the hand of the sky, for the sky itself has no hands. Citing Kabir Saheb, he emphasizes the role of the Guru, who, though earthly, is higher than others and serves as a bridge to the ultimate. Thus, the highest you can find on earth becomes your path to the supreme reality.