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कड़वे अनुभवों के बाद भी कामवासना मरती क्यों नहीं? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Lust (Kaamvasna)
Consciousness (Chetna)
Body (Sharir)
Nature (Prakriti)
Karma
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Shri Krishna
Self-knowledge (Aatm-gyan)
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a question about why the desire for women and lust does not die despite personal and observed bitter experiences with marriage and relationships. He explains that the body must always be in motion and perform actions. The body is a slave to its biological conditioning and the qualities of nature (Prakriti). It is like a vehicle that has to keep moving. The saying 'Chalti ka naam gaadi' (that which moves is a vehicle) applies here; the body will move. He further elaborates using the analogy of a vehicle, referencing the second and third chapters of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita where Shri Krishna tells Arjun that there is nothing in nature that is not in motion or performing action (karma). Therefore, Arjun too must perform action and cannot escape it. The question is not whether to act, but what kind of action to perform. The body is like a vehicle that must move, but for a human, this vehicle is not entirely automatic. Consciousness is the driver. While the driver cannot stop the vehicle's motion, they can decide its direction, speed, and turns. The human vehicle has consciousness sitting in the driver's seat. In contrast, an animal's vehicle is pre-programmed and automatic. For a human, there are two forces at play: the body's pre-programming and the driver's (consciousness's) choice. The body is programmed to be attracted to the opposite sex. This is why, even after negative experiences, the attraction persists. However, consciousness has the ability to choose. When you are attracted to a woman, you must ask what you are attracted to. If she is uncouth, deceitful, or violent, will you still be attracted? This means you are not attracted to all women; you consider their qualities and knowledge. The problem arises when the basis of the relationship is purely physical. When you seek only the body, your own consciousness degrades, leading to suffering. The body wants the body, but the job of consciousness is to seek consciousness. You are both body and consciousness, the question is what you are more of. If you are more body, you are an animal. Spirituality is not against the union of man and woman, but it questions the reasons for it. The basis of your relationships must be right. When you become a person who seeks real beauty, truth, and compassion in another, then your relationships will be right. This requires self-knowledge and strengthening your own consciousness.