So serious about nothing || Acharya Prashant

Full video: How does the wise one perceive the world? || Acharya Prashant, on Ashthavakra Gita (2018) ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Transcript

00:00For the wise, nothing has any meaning. All things are just playthings.

00:05And for the fool, even playthings become very serious.

00:12Have you not seen kids, adolescents getting into a brawl over a game of soccer?

00:20That's how the worldly mind is.

00:22For him, everything is important. Everything has a meaning.

00:26Everything is to be taken seriously.

00:29Because something big is always at stake for the fool.

00:35Pride, prestige, advancement, achievement, security.

00:43Something is always at stake.

00:45He is always in the danger of getting belittled.