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(Gita-21) Life and Death Are Just Illusions! || Acharya Prashant, on Bhagvad Gita (2023)
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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Shri Krishna
Prakriti
Atman
Ego
Sankhya Yoga
Conditioning
Vedanta
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Acharya Prashant discusses Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 14, where Shri Krishna explains the principle of continuity in nature. He emphasizes that birth and death are flawed notions because there is no independent individual consciousness within the physical processes of nature. The speaker argues that human experiences like heat, cold, pain, and pleasure are merely chemical and physical reactions occurring when senses contact material objects. He asserts that there is no 'experiencer' behind these events, just as there is no 'reactor' behind a physical reaction; the ego only arises after the fact to claim ownership of the experience.