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Shiva and the Truth || Acharya Prashant, on Avadhuta Gita (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Avadhut Gita
Shiva
Truth
Awareness
Dattatreya
Ego
Silence
Joy
Description

Acharya Prashant discusses the Avadhut Gita, specifically the verse where Dattatreya states that the truth, or Shiva, cannot be known, spoken of, or sung about. He explains that what we typically call 'knowing' is merely the accumulation of memory and information. Since truth is not a matter of knowledge or mental activity, it cannot be expressed in words. This inability to know the truth is not a limitation but a sign of liberation, implying that one is the truth itself. Truth is not a dualistic experience or a piece of information; it is one's very being and deepest silence.