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व्यर्थ धारणाएं और झिझक || आचार्य प्रशांत (2017)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Habit of Suffering
Self-reliance
Mental Alertness
Spirituality
Dharma
Conditioning
Grief
Detachment
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker who is struggling with a lack of motivation and a sense of confusion following the death of his mother. The speaker explains that the seeker's reluctance to follow societal or familial expectations, such as marriage or specific career paths, is not necessarily a problem if he is self-reliant and mentally alert. He points out that the seeker's discomfort arises from a habit of being troubled. Just as a long-term patient becomes accustomed to the care and attention associated with illness, the mind becomes addicted to its own suffering and feels lonely or uneasy when things are actually going well. He advises the seeker to stop over-analyzing his state and to let things be if they are not broken.