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How to know the Truth? How to observe? || Acharya Prashant (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Observation
Daily Life
Spirituality
Mind
Truth
Falsehood
Attachment
Awareness
Description

Acharya Prashant emphasizes that individuals often waste their energy chasing the ultimate truth while ignoring the immediate, false aspects of their daily lives. He argues that true spirituality lies in observing small, ordinary, and petty details of one's existence, such as why one follows the crowd, why one listens to certain individuals, or even why one performs simple physical actions like shaking hands or chewing nails. He suggests that by constantly talking about the truth, people turn it into a mere word and do themselves a disservice. Instead, one should investigate the immediate issues of life because these are within the province of the mind and can be known. Acharya Prashant explains that the lack of observation stems from holding certain things—whether they are thoughts, beliefs, or emotions—as sacred or important. These attachments act as blinders on the eyes, preventing a person from seeing what is right in front of them. He concludes that whatever the mind deems important will ultimately blind the individual to reality.