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Man, how long will you avoid women? || Acharya Prashant (2022)
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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Shri Krishna
Upanishads
Kabir Saheb
Renunciation
Ego
Pratyahara
Equanimity
Description

Acharya Prashant cautions that if one feels a strong emotional attraction to verses about withdrawing senses, like a tortoise, it might be because the mind is seeking an excuse to pull away from the world. He explains that the mind often likes what establishes its own tendencies. He points out that Shri Krishna’s personality was highly practical and worldly; he was present in battle, politics, and social life, and did not look like someone who had withdrawn from the world. Shri Krishna could be harsh in war yet soft in love, showing a complete personality that does not remove itself from any field of life. The message of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is not about running away or being a recluse. Acharya Prashant notes that if the ego finds shelter in the Upanishads while feeling threatened by worldly places like a nightclub, then the scriptures are being used incorrectly. True spiritual maturity means being natural and equanimous in all places. If one avoids a place out of discomfort or fear, they are still attached to it. Renunciation only happens when one becomes so comfortable and sees through the situation that it no longer holds any special significance or attraction. He further explains that the entire world is body-centric, which he defines as being sexual in nature. Therefore, a nightclub is merely a microcosm of the entire universe, containing the same ignorance, desire, and natural processes found everywhere else. One should reach a state where they can see the same processes in a shopkeeper, a customer, or a nightclub. He concludes that true realization involves seeing the reality of death and change in the present moment, rather than relying on memorized concepts or coded scriptures.