The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, how does a mind that is enlightened look at life? What happens to its thoughts? Does its wiring change in response to fear? Does it change its response to emotions? Acharya Prashant (AP): Assuming…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, many times it happens that we ask a question to ourselves and then we are also able to answer it on our own. Moreover, this is what forms the basis of so many assumptions…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, daily life puts forth so many insane demands and expectations that it becomes difficult to understand what to follow and what not to follow. Acharya Prashant (AP): We all have felt that occasional boredom…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): How can one develop faith within oneself? Acharya Prashant (AP): Adita, you have asked: “Suppose a person realizes that the whole problem is because that faith is missing. Can it be regained? Can a person…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, I have observed that if one is not enjoying the path of one’s journey then how much glorious the result or the end of the journey may seem, one still feels unaccomplished. …

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, what can I do to change my lifestyle? Acharya Prashant (AP): Lifestyle is just the collection of all the small things you do throughout the day. To understand your lifestyle, watch daily, continuously, as…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): Sir, when all men are equal, then why are some people given extra importance and addressed with words like Mr. President, etc.? Acharya Prashant (AP): All men are equal only at the level of their…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question: How does one deal with orthodoxy, stupidity, and foolishness? How does one deal with orthodox parents and spouses? The foolish will always hunt the wise. If the wise recede to the forest, the foolish will condemn…

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant. Question (Q): My question is about anger. A few days back I got angry over the behavior of another woman on the road and bashed her, without thinking anything. I then got this feeling that it should…