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अध्यात्म क्या है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2015)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Spirituality
Self-knowledge
Nature of Mind
Knower and Known
Ego
Completeness
Perception
Surrender
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that knowing is the inherent nature of the human mind, which is why it constantly seeks information through the senses. He defines spirituality as the complete inquiry into oneself, asserting that at the center of everything one wishes to know, the self resides. He argues that even to truly understand an external object like a wall, one must understand the 'knower' who perceives it. Spirituality is not separate from the world but is the culmination of the desire to know; those who oppose it are merely advocates of partial knowledge and superficiality. He emphasizes that one is either spiritual or living in a state of incompleteness and insignificance. Addressing the relationship between the observer and the observed, Acharya Prashant clarifies that the perception of the world is tied to the ego's identification with the body. He suggests that instead of getting lost in intellectual debates about whether objects exist without an observer, one should investigate the source of the 'I' and the motives behind such questions, such as jealousy or the desire for control. He concludes that the difference between a distracted mind and a surrendered mind cannot be understood through conceptual or intellectual answers. True resolution lies beyond the mind's grasp and is found in the state of being rather than in gathering information.