Following your Passion || Acharya Prashant

Full video: Should one follow her passion, or do what looks practical? ||Acharya Prashant,at Christ Univ. (2022)

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00:00I really want more people have the courage to follow their passion.

00:06But as I say that, I also realize all of us have our own pet passions.

00:12The problem is they are neither our own nor are they our pets.

00:16You call something your pet only when you control it, right?

00:20A pet dog.

00:22Our passions are not controlled by us, instead they control us.

00:26How are they our pet passions?

00:27And they are not ours.

00:29It's like we have been hypnotized and something totally external,

00:34something totally unrelated to our own reality has entered us,

00:39captivated and possessed us.

00:41Passion should have been a beautiful word.

00:45Unfortunately, it is one of the most dangerous words

00:49you should be very cautious of.

00:51Do follow your passion, but with utmost care.

00:55Following something random in the name of passion is obviously not wise.