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Why is there inner chaos? How to find inner order? || Acharya Prashant (2018)
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Chaos and Order
Divine Order
Conditioning
Spirituality
Truth
Freedom
Rumi
Shri Krishna
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the concepts of chaos and order are relative to the individual. He states that if you identify yourself as a socially or biologically ordered being, then even spiritual progress will appear as chaos to you. To a person conditioned to live within a social system, figures like Rumi, Kabir Saheb, or Shri Krishna would seem like messengers of anarchy and great disorder. Rumi is seen as someone who brings chaos, and Shri Krishna as someone who deviates from all accepted principles, thus appearing disorderly. One always defines chaos and order from their own vantage point. Acharya Prashant further elaborates that sometimes it is better to be chaotic than to be socially ordered. He uses the example of children, who appear chaotic but whose chaos is powered by freedom. In contrast, when they later become ordered, that order is mostly powered by bondage and is not something to be celebrated. Divine order often appears like chaos to the conditioned mind. However, this does not mean that everything disorderly is divine order. Transcending the social or biological order does not mean entering into disorder, but rather into a divine, mystical order that may not be comprehensible to everyone. Others might perceive this as being disorderly. The fundamental responsibility of a spiritual seeker is towards themselves, which is to find the Truth. This is akin to a thirsty person's responsibility to find water. When you fulfill this primary responsibility, you naturally and effortlessly become a good example for others who are also seeking. The fact that you could find water for yourself becomes a great motivator for others. Spirituality is not a pastime or a co-curricular affair; it is about saving your one precious life. The price for Truth is to drop everything false about yourself. When you are unburdened of unnecessary baggage, it is not a price you are paying, but a gift you are receiving.