Prepare for Disappointment || Acharya Prashant

Full video : Living Without Illusions: A Lesson on Expectations and Reality || Acharya Prashant (2025)

Transcript

00:00We hold a totally unrealistic, bloated and very marvellous image of ourselves.

00:05God-man made in his own image.

00:08No, the chimpanzees made us in their own image, obviously.

00:11Never be surprised when you find somebody acting mean.

00:15We are supposed to act mean.

00:16In fact, you should be surprised when you find somebody not acting mean.

00:20A Krishna or a Kabir is an impossibility.

00:23Improbable to the extent I am calling him impossible.

00:27Probability tending to zero.

00:28But we say, oh, I'm so surprised that fellow tried to fob me off.

00:33You should be surprised when somebody does not try to cheat.

00:36And if you have too many people in your life who you think are good,

00:40then you are heading towards disaster because very soon you will be shocked.