The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
“The sage has no connection with action since he has no idea of accepting or giving up. Therefore through constant engrossment on Brahman alone, do away with thy superimposition.”
- Vivekachundamani (verse 282)
Questioner (Q): Dearest Acharya…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
The Wise King
Once there ruled in the distant city of Wirani, a king who was both mighty and wise. And he was feared for his might and loved for his wisdom. Now, in the heart of…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Question: How do I find a balance between my personal goals and dreams in life with my family’s expectations from me? How can one fulfill both without compromising on either?
Acharya Prashant (AP): How can I find…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Acharya Prashant (AP): Escapism is — I am moving from city to village, from wife to mother, from job A to job B, from office to ashram, from object to object. Realization is from object to the…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
The highest virtue is not virtuous therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds onto its virtue therefore it has no virtue. The highest benevolence acts without purpose. The highest righteousness acts with purpose. …
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Question: Sir, what should be done when our personal life interferes with our educational life?
Acharya Prashant (AP): These are no different lives. Life is one. There is nothing called an educational life. All life is one…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.
— Khalil Gibran
Acharya Prashant (AP): The Heart stands for Freedom. The Centre, the Core stands for Freedom. The Truth stands for Freedom. And because the Truth is Truth, it cannot…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Question: If I want to improve, that means I am a certain person, which means I have labeled myself to be a certain person and I want to be like a certain person . . .
Acharya…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Question (Q): Sir we talked about ‘now’. We look at the past, conditioning starts getting activated. If we look at the future, fear gets activated. But if we look at the ‘now’, because there is only this…
The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.
Question: If man’s nature is intelligence then why ignorance is so prevalent and there are very few intelligent people in the world. There have been very few Saints compared to the overall population of mankind. …
