On YouTube
How to maintain one's greatness? || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2012)
Acharya Prashant
303 views
8 years ago
Greatness
Attention
Awareness
Present Moment
Vigilance
Distraction
Smallness
Intelligence
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the misconception that greatness is a permanent quality or a trophy that can be maintained over time. He explains that greatness is not a person, a label, or a constant attribute, but rather a moment of attention and awareness. While society often labels historical figures as perennially great, true greatness exists only in the present moment. In a state of awareness, whatever happens is great, whereas in a state of confusion or ignorance, actions are small and insignificant. Therefore, greatness cannot be rolled over from the past or secured for the future; it is a battle that must be fought and won from moment to moment.