Even Atheists are Religious? || Acharya Prashant

Full video: Conscious and unconscious choices || Acharya Prashant, in conversation (2023)

Transcript

00:00One could very well declare himself an atheist or agnostic,

00:06but if he still has honesty within to self-respect, to observe what is going on,

00:13then the fellow is religious in the true sense.

00:17The society may call him irreligious,

00:20the fellow himself may call himself as a hater of religion,

00:26but he would still be deeply religious.

00:28So religion is not an ideology, it is not a tag you wear.

00:32Religion is a certain inner quality.

00:35Religion is to be honest to yourself.

00:37You want to know what your inner climate is like

00:40and you are not afraid of seeing that the inner climate is not good.

00:44And when you see that, then you don't run away,

00:47you don't start lying to yourself.

00:49With courage and determination you say,

00:51yes, the inner climate is not right, but I'll set it right.