When you feel unworthy || Acharya Prashant, with DU (2022)
Summary
TLDRIn this profound discourse, the speaker addresses the struggle of personal growth amidst life's challenges, drawing parallels to the epic battle in the Bhagavad Gita. They encourage the listener to recognize the enormity of their internal battle against centuries of history and human evolution, emphasizing that perseverance, not immediate success, is the true measure of victory. The speaker advocates for a disdain for results, celebrating the dignity in the struggle itself, and advises against measuring self-worth by worldly standards. The conversation serves as a call to embrace the journey with self-esteem, even in the face of repeated defeat.
Takeaways
- 🌟 The Gita's discourse on life and death is profound and sets it apart as special.
- 🏡 The realization of living within the confines of four walls and the impact it has on one's life is a significant theme.
- 💪 The struggle to break free from routine and explore new things is a common human experience.
- 😔 Feelings of failure and self-doubt are addressed, emphasizing the importance of self-compassion.
- 🚀 The concept of 'nishkama karma' is introduced, which encourages action without attachment to results.
- 🏔 Comparing one's progress to climbing Mount Everest illustrates the difficulty and slow pace of meaningful change.
- 🌱 The idea that the attempt itself is a victory, regardless of the outcome, is a central message.
- 🌍 The world's focus on quick success and winners is critiqued, urging a reevaluation of what constitutes success.
- 🐕 Using the analogy of a dog wagging its tail to illustrate that different beings have different standards of success.
- 🔮 The importance of developing resilience and a thick skin when facing repeated defeats and challenges is highlighted.
Q & A
What is the significance of the Gita as mentioned in the script?
-The Gita is described as special due to its profound discourse on life and death, which is symbolically represented as happening on a battlefield, emphasizing its real and impactful nature.
Why does the speaker feel they have been living within the 'four walls of the house'?
-The speaker feels they have been living within the confines of their home, which has led to a realization of the negative impact this has had on their life, causing them to feel trapped and unfulfilled.
What is the speaker's struggle with household tasks and personal growth?
-The speaker is struggling with leaving behind household tasks to create time for personal growth and learning, but feels they are unable to make significant progress or explore new things.
How does the speaker view their own efforts and progress?
-The speaker views their efforts as insufficient and sees themselves as a failure, feeling they have wasted time and are unable to improve themselves.
What historical and evolutionary challenges does the speaker acknowledge facing?
-The speaker acknowledges facing centuries of history and millions of years of human evolution, particularly the female body's evolution, as part of their struggle.
Why does the speaker feel that even a stalemate is considered a victory?
-The speaker feels that even a stalemate is a victory because they are up against immense challenges, and maintaining a stalemate against such odds is an achievement in itself.
What is the concept of 'nishkama karma' as discussed in the script?
-'Nishkama karma' refers to the dignity in the right struggle with a great disdain towards results, suggesting that the focus should be on the effort rather than the outcome.
Why should the speaker be disdainful of the results according to the script?
-The speaker should be disdainful of the results because they are often against them, trying to break their faith, and maintaining indifference is not enough in the face of such challenges.
What does the script suggest about measuring success or failure?
-The script suggests not measuring success or failure based on worldly standards, as these benchmarks can be misleading and do not account for the unique challenges each individual faces.
How does the script compare the speaker's struggle to climbing Mount Everest?
-The script compares the speaker's struggle to climbing Mount Everest, indicating that progress will be slow and the attempt itself is a victory, rather than merely reaching the peak.
What advice does the script give regarding self-worth and comparison with others?
-The script advises the speaker to not compare themselves to others and to have a thick skin, as the standards for success in their unique struggle are different from those of the world.
Outlines
🔍 Self-Reflection and Struggle
The speaker begins by expressing a deep introspection, acknowledging a life confined within the four walls of their home. They recognize the negative impact this has had on their well-being and express a desire to break free from this lifestyle. Despite feeling overwhelmed by the challenges and perceiving themselves as a failure, they are determined to learn and grow. The speaker is encouraged to see their efforts as a battle against centuries of history and millions of years of human evolution, suggesting that even a stalemate in this struggle is a victory. The discourse highlights the importance of not underestimating the challenges faced and the rarity of the speaker's attempt to change their life.
🏔 The Everest of Personal Growth
In this paragraph, the speaker is reassured that their struggle is noble and dignified, akin to climbing Mount Everest rather than running downhill. The emphasis is on the process rather than the outcome, with the speaker encouraged to be disdainful of results and to find dignity in the struggle itself. The speaker is reminded that they are part of a privileged few who are responding to the call of truth, and that the world often glorifies quick and easy victories, which are not the measure of success in their case. The speaker is urged to be patient with their progress, to continue attempting, and to be honest and loving in their efforts, disregarding the world's standards of success.
🐕 Comparing Standards and Self-Worth
The speaker grapples with feelings of inadequacy, comparing themselves unfavorably to others, including their son and even a dog. The discourse counters this by highlighting the different dimensions of their respective 'battles'. It points out that the speaker is engaged in a more complex and challenging endeavor, which cannot be measured by the same standards as more straightforward tasks. The speaker is reminded that they are not failing but are instead facing a different set of expectations and challenges. The conversation serves as a reminder that self-worth should not be determined by comparing oneself to others in different contexts or with different life agendas.
🦏 Resilience in the Face of Defeat
In the final paragraph, the speaker is encouraged to develop a thick skin and a resilient spirit to withstand the frequent defeats they face daily. The speaker is reassured that they are not alone in their struggles and that even the person speaking to them considers themselves a 'serial loser'. The discourse emphasizes the importance of not letting defeats impact one's self-worth and suggests forming a 'Losers Club' as a humorous way to cope with and normalize failure. The speaker is reminded that they are undertaking a unique and rare journey, and that the true victory lies in the attempt and persistence, not in the achievement of success as traditionally defined.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Life and Death
💡Household Tasks
💡Self-Improvement
💡Failure
💡Challenges
💡Stalemate
💡Nishkama Karma
💡Dignity in Defeat
💡Worldly Yardsticks
💡Comparison
💡Self-Worth
Highlights
The Gita's discourse on life and death is profound and unique, setting it apart as special.
The speaker acknowledges their self-imposed limitations and the impact of living within the confines of their home.
A realization of the need for change and the desire to learn new things despite feeling overwhelmed.
The struggle to create time for personal growth and the feeling of being stuck.
The speaker's self-perception as a failure due to unfulfilled ambitions.
Encouragement not to underestimate the challenges faced, which are deeply rooted in history and human evolution.
The concept that even a stalemate against such immense challenges is a form of victory.
The importance of self-esteem and not seeking quick gains in the face of unique and rare challenges.
The idea of nishkama karma, finding dignity in the struggle regardless of the results.
The necessity to be disdainful of results when facing constant challenges and potential failures.
The speaker's emphasis on the value of existence and persistence over success or failure.
The world's tendency to glorify winners and the importance of not measuring oneself by worldly standards.
The metaphor of climbing Mount Everest versus running downhill to illustrate the nature of the speaker's struggle.
The advice to be honest and loving in one's attempts and to disregard the results.
The speaker's self-deprecating humor about being a 'serial loser' and the importance of thick skin in the face of defeat.
The final encouragement to embrace defeat and continue the struggle with a smile.
Transcripts
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[Music]
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life and death depend on this discourse
that's what makes the gita special
that's what is happening
on the battlefield
beautiful
breathtaking
real
the question the topic has started uh i
could not control myself uh last few
days i'm going through certain things
um
like i i have
uh
i know that i've been living my life
completely in the four walls of the
house
and uh
i did not realize for a very long time
the impact that was causing to me
uh you know
it's only after you know
seeing your videos and all and
reflecting on my life the way i am
living
and
seeing the consequences of it
i'm able to see how badly my life is
right now
and uh
i just feel that i i have actually left
most of the household tasks
and i am trying to create more time for
me to you know get into new things
but it is um
i'm not able to do it
i want to learn so many things and i'm
not able to do it
i just see myself more of a failure
that's where i mean actually i am trying
many things that are coming in my way to
explore
um
exploration is there but i'm not able to
go
deeper into anything
i just feel like
wasted a lot of time i'm not able to
improve myself even these tears are an
improvement
even these tears are an improvement
see you should not underestimate your
odds huh
my my doing is very little that's what i
can see i mean
thoughts are there but
when you say doing what you mean is
tangible progress right
you are talking of the ground that you
are covering against your challenges
right
but why do you underestimate the
challenge you are facing
do you know what you are up against
you are up against
centuries of history
and you are up against
millions of years of evolution of the
human body specifically the female body
that's what you are challenging
forget about progress
i say even stalemate is victory
even if you
continue to lose
you are still victorious provided you
have not quit
the mammoth enemy you are facing
how
did you imagine that you will get quick
success
but when you consider
the immensity
of of the beast
you are challenging
then you feel proud of even your little
successes against that beast
that beast is huge very huge santaji
had it not been so huge
how would it have devoted
the entire population of this planet
you are doing something
that's so rare
what you are attempting is unique
one in a thousand no
one in a million even attempts it
so have that self-esteem
and do not look for
quick gains they won't come your way
feel
proud
that you are struggling
there is dignity in the right struggle
are you getting it
and that's what
we regularly talk of as
nishkama karma
the dignity
in the right
struggle
with
great
disdain towards results
sometimes indifference does not suffice
you need to be disdainful of the results
i'll tell you why
because the results will be almost
always against you
the result will be making ugly faces at
you
the results will be trying to break your
faith
then mere indifference will not
suffice you need to be contemptuous
towards the results
to hell with the results
to help with all my failures
it is sufficient
that i still exist as i must
it is sufficient that i am not quitting
come on i'm ready for the next failure
come on
come on
learn
the dignity in defeat
the world sells you cheap battles
therefore the world glorifies winners
in the right battle
winning
is
a utopian luxury
just
standing firm
is enough
right so don't
measure
your success or failure
on worldly yardsticks
if you use the benchmarks of the world
they will say
only the
big successes
are worth anything
and those who are not succeeding are
fools
right remember your odds
remember that you are unique
remember that you are among the
privileged few
who respond to the call of truth
remember that
the speeds
of someone
running down a slope
and someone climbing the mount everest
cannot be compared
the world
venerates
speedy achievers
and in the world it's possible to gather
a lot of speed why because the world is
any way
run down a slippery slope
so it's very easy to gather speed
and there you have all these pd
achievers out running each other
what you are doing
is a climb up the everest
your progress
will be slow
and your victory does not lie merely in
hitting the peak
your victory lies in the attempt itself
are you getting it
the very fact that you have attempted
and that you continue to attempt
is enough
nothing more is needed
just
be honest and loving in your attempts
give it everything that you have
and forget the results ah we said
be disdainful of the results
even if there is a success
do not value it too much
if you value your occasional success too
much
you will be
punished to value
the lots of failures that will
inevitably come your way
so occasionally when you succeed
take it in your stride
right
success failure
i don't know
i'm doing i'm trying i exist
i truthfully exist
my existence is enough
when somebody tells you you won't
succeed
let that bring a smile to you
because what he is telling is the fact
right what success are we talking of
there can only be
a thorough and lively battle
an enthralling battle
um that's what is worth it
victory
is not really
given to a mortal
it's it's not about victory or something
like that you know i'm i'm just going
blank most of the time
like i just feel like i'm i don't want
to do
and
sometimes i just feel my son is better
than me
that's what's he
better you are comparing yourself
to the world
you
are
climbing up the everest
right
with the speedometer
of a mercedes
and when you do not see
the needle making
any movement
you feel discouraged
you're using
the wrong standards
yes of course your son is better than
you because
right now all he has is his biological
agenda to pursue and he will do far
better than you
on that turf
in fact a one-year-old
will outperform you in always
because
think of the standards that a
one-year-old has to match
the one-year-old cannot fail
because the standards are so low and so
obvious
even an animal cannot fail
can a dog fail to wag its tail
see success applaud
and feel miserable
the dog succeeded
and sandhya field
the dog wagged its tail
and sandhya couldn't wag her tail
the thing is that you do not realize
that you don't have a tail
your standards are different
you'll never be able to beat the dogs
when it comes to
wagging the tail
that's what this world is all about all
the dogs are
busy competing
and here you are
disconsolate oh my god
look at that one
wagging frequency of
200 hertz
just as you said you know even my son is
better than me tomorrow he will say even
my dog is better than me
yeah and somehow i don't know why
i'm able to see myself only
totally unworthy
obviously you're totally unworthy
when an elephant will try to fly
it will feel very unworthy
you are doing something that is
in a different dimension compared to the
normal worldly beings
therefore the standards of your success
have to be very different
you cannot look at the normal people
compare yourself
and feel rejected
this is maya
and if you continue to feel dejected
very frequently
a point will come when you will just
break
you will say i surrender
you have
a thick skin
in the right battle
you cannot be
a very sensitive one
you need to have the the
skin of a
rhinoceros
and horn to boot if possible
somebody troubles you too much just
be a bit nosy
and give it into him
i get defeated 50 times a day sandhyaji
do i let that impact my self-worth
what you look
at me as some kind of superman
or champion or what
i am a serial loser
the sequence of my defeats is
endless
and still i managed to
come and speak to you
about wars and fights
i'm saying this because it's possible
that you are comparing yourself even to
me and thinking you know he sits there
and he talks of all the right things and
he is continuously succeeding and he is
a big champion
and only i am such an abject failure no
you are not
if you want company
in your defeats
let's make a losers club
appoint me the president
i will not settle for anything less than
that
that's my ego you know
even in the loser's club i must be the
president
feeling better
now go get defeated once more
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