Let life be a celebration of Intelligence

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

सूरा सो पहिचानिये, जू लरै दीन के हेत।

पुरजा पुरजा कटि मरै, कबहु न छाडै खेत।।

~ कबीर साहिब

soora so pahichaniye, ju larae deen ke het

purja purja kati marae, kabhu na chadae khet

~ Kabir Sahib

Translation: The real warrior fights for the sake of deen — religiousness. Even if he is destroyed to pieces, he does not quit.

Acharya Prashant (AP): The real warrior, the really brave one, is the one who lives his life based on his understanding. This sacred understanding is what Kabir is calling ‘deen’.

In this understanding, one is choiceless. Even the thought of escape does not cross one’s mind. One knows that this is the only way possible for him, that only this is right. When one sees no options and is fully and completely committed to his love, then it becomes a simple matter to give up everything else.