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When you are conscious of silence, it is noise || Acharya Prashant, on Upanishad (2016)
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Pure Self
Silence
God
Substratum
Sansara
Right Action
Transmigratory Existence
Manifested Universe
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that silence is the pure self, which is synonymous with God. He clarifies that failing to recognize this is a form of disrespect toward the divine. Addressing the concept of the pure self as the substratum of the manifested universe, he explains that without the pure self, neither the individual identity nor the universe would exist. The pure self is the source from which the body and mind originate, and from them, the entire universe comes into being. He defines 'sansara' as the cycle of transmigratory existence, characterized by a continuous process of rising and falling that should be observed without judgment. Regarding right action, Acharya Prashant describes it as occurring voicelessly, coming from nowhere and going into nowhere. This means the action has no cause rooted in calculated reasoning or thoughtful decision-making, and it bears no fruits because it is free from expectation or hope. Such an action does not carry forward in time because the individual is not waiting for a result, unlike actions driven by desire where the result is prioritized over the action itself.