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(गीता-14) चिंताओं की नदियाँ, समुद्र को चंचल नहीं कर पातीं || आचार्य प्रशांत, भगवद् गीता पर(2022)
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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Self-Realization
The Self (Atman)
Worry
Desire
Peace
Devotion
Kabir Saheb
Description

Acharya Prashant explains a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, which states that just as the ocean remains undisturbed despite countless rivers flowing into it, a self-realized yogi is not made restless by the worries of worldly objects entering his mind. He who is established in self-knowledge attains supreme peace, whereas one who desires worldly pleasures can never find lasting peace. The speaker clarifies that this does not mean a wise person or a saint is devoid of emotions like anger or sadness. He refutes the misconception of an ideal state free from sorrow, worry, or anger, humorously suggesting that a person always in such a state would need medical treatment, not worship. The core idea is that while worries and emotions do arise in the mind of a wise person, they do not make him restless. The speaker uses the analogy of the ocean's vastness and depth. The rivers (worries) only meet the surface of the ocean (the mind), but the ocean's unfathomable depth (the Self or Atman) remains untouched. The wise person's mind is saved because it is connected to this depth of the Self. His mind's expanse is connected to the infinity of the Self, making worries seem small and insignificant, much like a river is to the ocean. For an ordinary person, however, these same worries are overwhelming. The speaker asserts that one cannot eliminate worries directly. The solution is to make something else in life—the Truth, symbolized by Ram or Krishna—so vast that worries become trivial in comparison. He quotes Kabir Saheb, who said, "If I worry, I will worry for Ram." This implies accepting the existence of worries but dedicating them to a higher purpose. He criticizes modern spiritual approaches that attempt to remove worries without bringing the Truth (Ram) into one's life, deeming it an impossible endeavor. The only way to overcome worries is to make something bigger than them the center of your life.