Acharya Prashant

2 months ago | sundayguardianlive.com | Acharya Prashant

As wildfires rage, glaciers melt, cities drown, and farmlands crack under unrelenting drought, climate change is no longer a distant catastrophe—it is here, unfolding before our eyes. Every season brings fresh devastation, yet we continue down a path of environmental neglect. The signs are clear, the science is irrefutable, and yet we deny. The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are a direct consequence of climate change.

2 months ago | sundayguardianlive.com | Acharya Prashant

What constitutes a nation, and what does it really mean to love a nation? When someone says they love their country, what are they really expressing? Is it love for the land, the flag, or the cultural patterns that make a nation distinct? You cannot love someone or something you know very little of. A nation, at its root, represents a community of people united through certain values. To genuinely love the nation, one must first understand what those values are.

Jan 18, 2025 | sundayguardianlive.com | Acharya Prashant

Immortality, and the meaning of life, is the theme of Kumbh. Seen with clarity, everything in the Kumbh narrative revolves around escaping death. Another Kumbh festival is here. There are several ancient stories behind Kumbh. If the stories are taken merely as tales or folklore, then religion risks becoming merely traditional ritualism. However, if these stories are understood through the lens of philosophy, particularly the illumination provided by Vedanta, they transform into wisdom.

Dec 7, 2024 | sundayguardianlive.com | Acharya Prashant

Ostensibly, no one likes being lied to. Yet in our social and familial transactions, lies are so prevalent that they appear almost foundational to our relationships. Why? Most of us have secrets to hide, big or small. How does something become a secret? A fact is just a fact, why does it have to be kept a secret? Isn’t it because we have been trained to operate on a pre-scripted manuals of ideal relationships. It runs something like this: A and B are in a relationship named X.

Nov 12, 2024 | acharyaprashant.medium.com | Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant·Follow6 min read·--Acharya Prashant: To understand this statement, you will have to go into the word need. What is a need? When does one need something outside of himself? Followers are people, other people. When does one need other people? What is a need? A need is a feeling of incompletion. A need therefore is a dependency. A need therefore is a sense of being weak, of being inadequate, of being not total without something else or somebody else.