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(गीता-40) कोई नहीं आएगा बचाने, उठो और संघर्ष करो! || आचार्य प्रशांत, भगवद् गीता पर (2024)
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Shri Krishna
Ego
Responsibility
Hero-worship
Gita
Self-realization
Kabir Saheb
Feudalism
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the birth of Krishna is not a physical event but a spiritual awakening that occurs when one dismisses the inner lawyer of foolishness. He states that to experience Krishna, one must engage in a struggle for the right purpose, leaving no room for anything else in life. This struggle is constant, from morning to night. The true sage, he says, fights in the battlefield of life to let the ego break. One should not die the world's death a hundred times a day. The speaker outlines several key questions: the meaning of Krishna's birth, Krishna's actions (karma), the nature of knowing, what it means to leave the body, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, and what it is to become Krishna. He clarifies that Krishna's birth is the unveiling of what is already within, once the ego is cut away. Krishna is hidden within us like fire under smoke and can be found nowhere else. The greatest delusion is to wait for an external savior. The real task is not to invite someone to come, but to let the self, the ego, go. Acharya Prashant connects this delusion to a culture of hero-worship, where people wait for one great individual to save them, thereby absolving themselves of personal responsibility. He criticizes this dependency, citing examples from popular culture and sports, and calls it a matter of shame that a society relies on a single hero. This mindset, he argues, fosters a culture of sycophancy and feudalism, where people see themselves as small and others as great. When a truly responsible person emerges, they are often met with envy and hatred from those who shirk their own duties. He explains that people deal with such great individuals in two ways: either through direct opposition or by deifying them. By placing them on a pedestal, they create an excuse not to follow their high teachings, claiming such paths are only for great men, not ordinary people. This is a suicidal trick of the ego. This deep-seated irresponsibility is so prevalent that fundamental duties had to be explicitly added to the Indian constitution, as people were only focused on their rights and privileges. The speaker concludes that understanding the Gita means realizing one is not small and doesn't need a savior. The potential for Krishna is within everyone, and it is a crime against Krishna not to let that potential manifest.