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नौकरी में बॉस परेशान करे तो || आचार्य प्रशांत (2019)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Fear
Attachment
Self-image
Job Security
Habit
Freedom
Government Job
Mental Bondage
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who feels trapped by the fear of losing job-related conveniences, such as staying with family and receiving home-cooked food, due to potential transfers or conflicts with a boss. He explains that the fear arises because the individual has created a self-image based on these comforts. He compares the dynamic between the boss and the employee to a scene from a movie where two characters pretend to hit each other without actual contact, yet both feel the pain. The boss strikes at an image he has of the employee, and the employee feels hurt because he identifies with that image. If one does not identify with the image, the boss's actions cannot cause real harm. Acharya Prashant further critiques the attachment to 'home-cooked food' and 'family convenience,' noting that these are often myths that do not necessarily contribute to true well-being or health. He points out that soldiers and many others live without these comforts and remain strong. The fear of losing a job or being transferred is rooted in the belief that these external things are essential for existence. He suggests that even if one is fired, it might be for their own good, as one's own intellect is often insufficient to judge what is truly beneficial. He emphasizes that the world can only threaten to take away what we are attached to; if we have no such attachments, we cannot be intimidated. He concludes by explaining that any injury caused by the world is only to one's habits, not to the soul. Habits are temporary and can be broken without destroying the self. By refusing to be afraid, an individual not only helps themselves but also helps the one trying to scare them by breaking their habit of intimidation. He encourages the questioner to be full from within so that there is no desperate need to accumulate or protect external stores. True freedom comes from recognizing that what can be taken away was never central to one's being.