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What is Prakriti’s deepest desire? || Acharya Prashant, on ‘The Prophet’ by Khalil Gibran (2018)
Prakrati
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Prakriti
Evolution
Kahlil Gibran
Survival of the fittest
Spirituality
Doership
Nature
Intellect
Description

Acharya Prashant explains the concept of 'life's longing for itself' by interpreting Kahlil Gibran's words through the lens of Prakriti (Nature). He describes Prakriti as a force that has been constantly evolving since the beginning of time, driven by the survival of the fittest. This evolutionary process is Prakriti's attempt to reach a state of perfection or godliness through time. By selecting the most capable genes, Prakriti hopes that each generation will be more refined than the last, eventually leading to a 'superman' or a 'God kid.' However, Acharya Prashant asserts that this plan is fundamentally flawed because the ultimate cannot be reached through methods or the passage of time. He emphasizes that children are products of Prakriti's biological processes and hormones rather than the parents' personal doing. He argues that the body belongs to Nature and the essence belongs to the Divine, leaving no room for personal ownership or 'doership' by the parents. He compares the act of reproduction to other involuntary bodily functions, suggesting that humans are under a grand illusion when they claim credit for these natural occurrences. Furthermore, he points out that human intellect and its creations—such as buildings, weapons, and perfumes—are merely sophisticated extensions of the same primitive instincts found in the animal kingdom, all of which remain within the domain of Prakriti.