Acharya Prashant is a philosopher and author, an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad. He is among the most widely read philosophical columnists writing in India today, with more than 190 published columns ranging across climate and consumption, elections and ideology, caste and religion, gender, education, geopolitics, technology, and the inner life.
What unifies this range is a single method: tracing every public crisis back to the unexamined self that produces it.

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In this special Janmashtami feature published in Rajasthan Patrika, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant explains why the true Krishna is not an idol to be worshipped from a distance, but Truth, the Self, and Realization (Satya, Atma, Bodh) itself.

In this special Janmashtami feature published in Rajasthan Patrika, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant explains why the true Krishna is not an idol to be worshipped from a distance, but Truth, the Self, and Realization (Satya, Atma, Bodh) itself.

इस लेख में आचार्य प्रशांत ने पत्रिका में व्यक्त किया है कि दूसरों के खिलाफ जाना आसान होता है, क्योंकि हम उनके गुण और कमज़ोरियों को आसानी से देख सकते हैं। लेकिन अपने खिलाफ जाना मुश्किल होता है, क्योंकि इसमें हमें अपने दोषों को स्वीकार करने की जरूरत होती है। उन्होंने यह भी समझाया है कि अध्यात्मिक राह पर चलना भी इसी तरह का सफर है, जिसमें हमें अपने अंदर की गहराईयों को समझने और स्वीकार करने के लिए मेहनत की आवश्यकता होती है।

Acharya Prashant emphasizes that true success lies in making the right choices rather than simply achieving goals. He highlights the importance of aligning decisions with one's core self and inner needs, asserting that victory is found in the act of choosing the right path itself, rather than in the attainment of external outcomes.