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जिसे समझना नहीं, वो समझेगा नहीं || आचार्य प्रशांत (2020)
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Spiritual Ego
Introspection
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Enlightenment
Upanishads
Ramana Maharshi
Preference
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Acharya Prashant addresses the questioner's concern about his friends being stuck, stating, "I don't know if your friends are stuck somewhere or not, but you are definitely stuck in your friends." He questions why the questioner feels the need to liberate his friends, pointing out that while billions of people in the world are stuck, the questioner is only concerned about his few friends, which indicates his own attachment. The speaker identifies the core issue as not whether the friends are stuck, but that the questioner is stuck in his friends. He describes this as a common complaint of spiritual people who, after a short time, believe they have become enlightened and then feel frustrated that they cannot do the same for their family and friends, whom they label as foolish. This attitude, the speaker explains, stems from the ego of being a "promising guide." He advises the questioner to first understand his own attachment to these few people. He uses the analogy of the sun, which gives light to everyone without preference, and urges the questioner to do the same, as giving preference leads to suffering. This preference shows that the questioner still identifies with worldly roles and is attached to his parents while complaining about their attachments. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that spiritual matters are entirely personal; one comes alone and goes alone. Awakening is not an inheritance that can be passed from father to son or through any relationship. In the eyes of the giver of knowledge, everyone is a child, and all are siblings. He questions the deep-seated attachment to blood relations. He challenges the questioner's notion of having attained enlightenment from a three-month course, calling such enlightenment cheap, and points out the ego in wanting to distribute it to others, as if one has become equal to the source of that knowledge. The speaker concludes by advising the questioner to stop focusing on others and to practice introspection. He notes that all the questions have been about others—people in other countries, friends, family—but never about the self. He states that someone who wants to understand will not do so simply because a relative has understood; they must be brought to the source of knowledge themselves. He uses the metaphor of not giving a hotspot but a SIM card, meaning one should connect others to the network, not just share a temporary connection. The process of understanding is not a game where one person gets it and can distribute it to four others.