On YouTube
जब अपने ही हत्यारे बनें || आचार्य प्रशांत, वेदांत महोत्सव (2022)
158.3K views
3 years ago
Relationships
Love
Violence
Society
Spirituality
Mind
Liberation
Sahir Ludhianvi
Description

Acharya Prashant begins by questioning the audience's online search habits. He asks when they last searched for terms like "liberation," "truth," "salvation," or "philosophy" on YouTube or Google. He points out that because people do not search for such profound topics, videos on these subjects do not appear in their recommendations. Consequently, the only way to disseminate this knowledge is through paid promotions, which are necessary because society has become degraded. Without these promotions, this wisdom would be lost. He appeals for donations, explaining that they are needed because the current support is less than a tenth of what is required, forcing them to cut salaries and expenses to continue their work. He states that when people become capable of identifying and sharing valuable content themselves, the need for promotions and donations will cease. A questioner brings up a recent incident of a man murdering his girlfriend, which leads him to reflect on relationships. He asks for a "rule of thumb" to identify the tipping point in a relationship or any life endeavor where one has invested heavily, to know when it's time to leave it at a "beautiful turn" rather than letting it escalate to a disastrous end. Acharya Prashant dismisses the quest for a simple tactic or a cheap solution. He asserts that the problem is not about finding a tipping point but about examining the very foundation of one's life and relationships. He argues that the questioner, and people in general, want to keep their flawed core self—the one who enters relationships based on superficial attraction, pleasure, and indulgence—unchanged, while only seeking a way to escape the negative consequences. He states that the person who commits such a heinous act is a product of our society, our education, and our values; he is one of us. He expands on this by saying that such sensationalized murders are just symptoms of a larger societal sickness. He points to the numerous silent murders, like female foeticide and the slow, suffocating death people experience in toxic relationships, which go unnoticed. He explains that the only healthy foundation for any relationship is love, which is spiritual in nature. However, what we often call love is merely bestiality, compulsion, or a transactional arrangement. Since we lack true love and spirituality, our relationships are bound to be filled with conflict and violence. He concludes that the issue is not about a momentary lapse but about the rotten core from which we live our entire lives.