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Living fully means whatever is, is always full. Just go close to it || Acharya Prashant (2016)
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Living Fully
Fullness
Depth vs. Spread
Quality vs. Quantity
Consumerism
Opportunity
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant clarifies the meaning of "living fully," explaining that it does not mean adding something to life, consuming more, or enhancing life. He states that this interpretation is a form of consumerist nonsense. Instead, living fully means recognizing that life is already inherently full, and one must not be disrespectful towards this fullness. The core principle is that "whatever is, is always full," and the only problem is the perceived separation from this completeness. The goal, therefore, is to simply "go close to it." To illustrate this, he uses the analogy of eating. "Eating fully" does not mean eating a large quantity of food. Rather, it means that every morsel becomes a great opportunity to know the total. The amount or type of food is irrelevant; what matters is the quality and depth of the experience. He emphasizes that it is not about the spread but about the depth, not about how much one experiences but how deeply one goes into the experience. He further explains that every situation, whether of abundance or scarcity, presents an equal opportunity to know the Truth. A person with a lavish dinner and a person with only breadcrumbs have the same opportunity because the Truth is one. Therefore, whether a wish is granted or denied, one must "live it fully." One should not ask for more, as what is present is already the maximum possible. Every moment, regardless of its nature, is a gateway to this understanding.