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सवाल नहीं, समझ || आचार्य प्रशांत, युवाओं के संग (2013)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Mind
Past
Understanding
Questions
Curiosity
Dialogue
Relationship
Consciousness
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that whatever arises from the mind originates from the past. He uses the analogy of going to a store with a fixed goal of buying potatoes to illustrate that one's questions are predetermined by past thoughts. He asserts that a question limits the answer because it restricts the scope of the response to the questioner's existing knowledge. Therefore, a question is merely a curiosity of the mind coming from the past and lacks inherent value. He emphasizes that understanding is what truly matters, rather than the questions themselves, which he often finds trivial or nonsensical. He further explains that when one looks at a flower, a sense of closeness and a loving relationship should arise rather than a series of analytical questions. He suggests that questions can often become enemies of true understanding. Acharya Prashant notes that if all questions were to truly end, then all dialogue would also cease. However, he observes that people rarely reach a state where their minds are free of questions. He concludes that reaching a state where no questions remain is a very profound and final stage of spiritual progress, which is not easily attained.