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The need to have conclusions || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Mind
Innocence
Conditioning
Faith
Selfishness
Atman
Identity
Truth
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the continuous need to prove ourselves arises because we have deeply internalized false identities and conclusions about who we are. We have convinced ourselves that our superficial, social face is our only reality and destiny. This internal conviction makes it necessary to repeatedly prove that these false conclusions are incorrect. He uses the example of a person who always asks questions based on social respectability and the fear of others' opinions. When such a person asks an honest, impromptu question in a setting like this, it proves to them that it is possible to live differently and that one does not always need to fake knowledge or status.