The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Is self-realization for everyone? Many people would choose to live a life of illusion and take comfort in that. Do we really need to wake them up? …

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. “I have no body. I have no distinctive traits. Neither do I have a cause. I have no fourth state. One who is rooted in oneself is called a jivanmukta.” ~ Ashtavakra Gita Question: What is the…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, my question is that how can one realize a thing to such an extent that he starts applying it in his life? Acharya Prashant (AP): We had said that to realize something, two steps…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): I am distracted, both mentally and physically. The world pulls me in different directions. I chase this and that. I chase respect. I chase accomplishments. I chase women and sex as well. All this is…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): For a mind that is always fearful, what would sadhana (practice) be? Acharya Prashant (AP): Does fear remain the same, if it is no more an object to be loathed, an object that is spiteful…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you truly love. ~ Rumi Acharya Prashant (AP): Another verse by Rumi which is susceptible to deep misinterpretation. “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question: I need some clarification on the statement by Shankar. He says, “Thought is the only means to knowledge.” Is there not a difference between thought and realization? What I mean is that is it not true…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question: Sir, as you said right now that when I am really here, then there is no opportunity for restlessness. But when I am really here, a restlessness, an inner thirst, is there. And this thirst is…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question: Sir, I often get affected by others. I depend on others to tell me what is right and what is wrong, and when that happens I often find myself regretting later. Later, I feel disappointed that…