Desire to be the best || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: For those who want freedom || Acharya Prashant, International Psychology Summit (2023)

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00:00I want to be the best person in this field.

00:02The thing is to have a sane desire.

00:04I'm sick.

00:05My desire should be for a doctor.

00:08Okay.

00:09Not a dancer.

00:10Not a joker.

00:11Desire the right thing.

00:13And have an intense desire for the right thing.

00:16Wisdom is not about being desireless in the first go itself.

00:20No.

00:21We all rather need desire.

00:23But we need desire that proves good.

00:27That's of some utility.

00:28If your desire ends up troubling you all the more.

00:32What good is the desire?

00:33You can be a slave to the desire.

00:35If it's the right desire.

00:37In fact, you must be a slave to the right desire.

00:40Desire rightly and immerse yourself totally in your desire.

00:45Give yourself up.

00:46Surrender.