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जो खेल न लगे, उसे भी खेल जानिये || आचार्य प्रशांत (2017)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Upanishads
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Duality
Ambition
Death
Knowledge
Time
Life
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Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker who feels burdened by accumulated knowledge and the pressure of time, expressing a desire to escape the 'game' of life at the age of forty-two. He clarifies that there is nothing outside of the game, and the idea of escaping it is a misconception. The Upanishads teach us to keep moving forward. A true game is one that has no fixed goal, beginning, end, rules, or direction. He advises the seeker not to worry about the mind's tendency to accumulate knowledge, as everything within existence is part of this play. Just as children on a beach engage in various activities—building sandcastles, running, or crying—all of it is part of the same play. There is no need to distinguish between what is a game and what is not. He explains that the desire to exit the game or reach a destination is actually a form of ambition and a time-bound target, which is contrary to the spirit of play. True play exists when the duality of victory and defeat, or inside and outside, disappears. If one views life as a serious struggle with a deadline, death also becomes a serious matter. However, for one who sees life as play, death is merely like a sandcastle being washed away by a wave; the play of existence continues regardless. Acharya Prashant encourages the seeker to abandon the desire for perfection and the urge to escape. Instead, one should become loving toward their own mistakes and continue to participate in the play of life without the burden of seriousness.