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Why is the Truth needed at all? || Acharya Prashant, with BITS Pilani (2022)
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Purity
Internal Thirst
Falsehood
Liberation
Darkness
Limited Human Being
Shri Krishna
Buddha
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the question of whether it is necessary to eliminate all falsehoods to reach the truth. He explains that this is not an external obligation or homework assigned by a teacher that can be waived. Instead, it is an internal thirst, the very purpose of one's own life, irrespective of what any teacher or book says. He refers to it as "real homework"—the work of returning to one's true home. This is an inner matter and a personal responsibility. Even if he were to say it is not necessary, it would not relieve an individual of this inner obligation. The speaker clarifies that there is no external law or "spiritual constitution" that will punish a person for not purifying their mind. No police will arrest someone for not living spiritually. However, life itself will penalize you; if you do not undertake this work, you will find yourself in shambles. He emphasizes that this process of eliminating the false is not a chore but is inherently enjoyable. It is not something one "should" or "must" do; it simply is enjoyable. Regarding the practicality of eliminating all darkness, Acharya Prashant uses an analogy: when you switch on a light in a room, you only illuminate that room, not the entire city. As limited human beings, it is sufficient to eliminate the darkness we perceive around ourselves, to the extent we can. Even great figures like the Buddha or Shri Krishna had their physical limits. Shri Krishna narrated the Bhagavad Gita to Arjun, but that did not eliminate all darkness on Earth. The goal is to do the best you can within your own sphere. In that sincere effort lies the joy and redemption.