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Link to article https://x.com/i/status/2073369508203712601

A very enlightening article I read today by Acharya Prashant ji on how developed nations continue to gaslight developing nations in the global south in the name of clean energy. Please do give it a read...

While an evening walk in the Richmond Park, he observed deers and rabbits running around, seemingly in harmony with nature. Later he learned of an unsettling fact, those very deers were never part of that land, they were brought for a specific purpose, their population in the park, is "maintained" today by a very specific means.

Acharya Prashant ji describes how the clean appearances in our day to day lives very conveniently hide the dirty facts behind them.

Some eye opening statistics to focus on (excerpts from the article) :

"The global average for per-capita carbon emissions stands at roughly 4.9 tonnes a year. Saudi Arabia sits near 22.8 tonnes, Australia at 22.3, Canada at 19.8, Russia at 18, the United States at 17.3.

These five occupy a band between three and a half and nearly five times the world average, and most of them built their prosperity directly on the oil and gas whose burning manufactured this crisis, which means the wealth and the dirt are, in these cases, the same substance recorded under different names.

India's figure is about two tonnes per person, among the lowest of any major economy on earth, and that figure belongs to a country carrying a fifth of humanity.

Since the industrial revolution, the United States has poured roughly 430 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, close to a quarter of all historical emissions from fossil fuels and industry, far ahead of China in second place. Its per-capita emissions today remain around three and a half times the global average."

I'm curious to know your thoughts after reading this article, please do share them in the replies below.

Link to the article: https://x.com/i/status/2070904051487895912

I would highly recommend everyone read this article published in The Pioneer.

Acharya Prashant ji exactly addresses the false claims being made by people who have not put in the effort to understand Sanskrit, Hindi, or even English, to bother with the correct translations of the words, the verses, and the meaning as a whole.

After reading the article, please pause to reflect: What was your false understanding of the Bhagavad Gita before joining the Live Gita sessions, and how did receiving the correct and actual meaning transform your life? Specifically regarding the verses mentioned.

Also, reflect on how easy it is to twist words, take them out of context, superimpose a completely different meaning on them, and rewrite history. (It is worth asking ourselves: What is it within human beings specifically that makes them do this? Why is it not being stopped, and why is the one person attempting to put an end to misinformation being met with so much opposition?)

It is heartbreaking to see Acharya ji working tirelessly day and night to bring the nectar of wisdom literature from all over the world to us, only to be repaid with lazy and false allegations...

Bringing forth the right meaning and essence of the ancient texts to the masses at this scale has never been attempted before!

The painstaking attention to detail required to learn multiple languages and to go deep within each one of them—right to the very origin of words—the sincerity and honesty required, the intent required, the hard work required, and the unconditional love required would deter most from even attempting such a thing.

An excerpt from the article:

"The misogyny charge sat almost entirely on one verse from the ninth chapter, the line about women, vaishyas, and shudras attaining the highest goal even though born of papa-yoni, a sinful womb. Read fast and stripped of its grammar, this sounds like Krishna is calling womanhood itself a sin. The actual sentence has two parts joined by the word api, which means even, and the joints matter here more than anywhere else in this list. The first part is complete on its own: even those of sinful birth who take refuge in Krishna cross over and find liberation. Only then does the second part add, even women, vaishyas, and shudras attain the highest goal this way. The list of who is included is not the definition of the sinful womb; it is the next example in an expanding circle of people the verse insists are not excluded from the highest end, regardless of where the sinful-womb clause has already landed in the sentence before them."

Just wanted someplace to share this visual poetry which to me describes the state of the ego so well...

The sad and tragic games we play with ourselves and others.

The said and tragic lies we tell ourselves and others.

The violence beneath our so called loving relationships...

How an unchecked ego is like a blackhole,

not only that but it is also so violent,

it consumes consumes consumes,

devours devours devours,

Destroys destroys destroys,

Yet is never satisfied...

This is a scene from the movie "They Live"

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The glasses allow the one wearing them to see the hidden agendas behind all that which is flashed in front of our faces over and over again, marketing materials, advertisements, our make believe, sophisticated, civilisation...

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We keep running like hamsters on a hamster wheel

Or like a dog chasing its own tail...

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For what exactly?

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Run run run!

Act act act!

Consume consume consume!

No time to pause and see,

Really clearly see,

And reflect...

What is actually going on?

What are we really after?

What am I after?

Is this what human life is meant for?

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I saw this video back in college and then again in the Acharya Prashant App, everytime I see it, loads of questions come back up, it's like seeing a mirror...

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It stops you in your tracks...

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What is human life really meant for?

Can we ever escape the matrix?

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What are your thoughts/reflections?

The video is definitely funny, but it also makes you think...

One member from one half of the population of the Homo sapiens species is called a man.

Another member from the other half of the population of the Homo sapiens species is called a woman.They are sitting side by side.

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They claim to be related to each other by law because the man chose to marry the woman's daughter. As a result, he must now follow unspoken, uncountable rules laid down specially for him.

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Where did these unspoken rules come from?

Who established these unspoken rules that one half of the population has to follow?

Who do these unspoken rules actually benefit?

Why don't the same rules apply to the other half of the population?

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Is this a sane way of co-existing in today's day and age?Can these two simply interact and have a healthy relationship like two Homo sapiens?

Two human beings?

Two human beings with consciousness...

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If he doesn't follow all of those unspoken rules, there will be a myriad of consequences... the most severe including the breaking of the relationship with his wife.

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What's that on his body?

How is he sitting?!

Is he raising his voice?

Is he talking about wanting freedom?

Is he going to spread his wings and fly away?

What is this nonsense about pursuing higher education and career opportunities?

There are in-laws to take care of.

He needs to be tied to the house and the office work; otherwise, he can ruin the reputation of the household!The respect of the household and the family lineage is in his genitals!Are his body parts showing through his clothes?

Well then, of course, he's just going around offering himself on a platter, asking for it!

Girls need to have their fun; if boys are respectable, they'll just stay home!

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If half the population of Homo sapiens wouldn't like this to be done to them, why stay silent, or why participate in doing this to the other half?

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Of all the topics these two human beings could have been talking about, discussing, teaching each other, and learning from each other...

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This is what they choose to participate in, and this is how in the name of culture a cycle of abuse propagates...

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We all talk about wanting change and seeking change, but who will bring about this change?

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Where does change even begin? 🤔

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Video credits: @iammishra009 on Instagram

"But what can I, as an individual, do? 😥"

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I often see people showing off branded clothes, watches, sunglasses, jewellery, shoes, belts, handbags...

I often see people carrying their favorite books with them wherever they go. Whether to a park or to their office.

I see them reading their books in busses, trains, trams, flights.

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That's free advertising and marketing!!!

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People see those things 👀

Those big brands names

Those attractive covers and colors

They see it enough number of times and a seed is planted in their mind.

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But what kind of fruit is that seed going to bear?

Consume this and that and this and that and still remain restless... 😔

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The world has been given such beautiful gifts by Acharya Prashant ji in the form of physical books, unconditional love, is available to everyone, at all times ❤️

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Since the last couple of weeks I have been taking Truth Without Apology with me to various book reading events to present it to people, during transit though I would hold it in my arms so it would be visible to as many people as possible.

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Yes I want to show off my book!

Yes I want everyone to know about this incredible book!

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I'd still have to put the book in my backpack at times and think about everyone else who would not able to see it...

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I then remembered seeing this clear plastic tote bags a couple of years ago, they were everywhere, I found them weird, I didn't understand the use case, why do you want to show the world what's inside your bag?

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Pack of cigarettes, vape, water bottle, tissues, house keys, maybe a book sometimes?

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And that's being flashed in front of people's (including little children's) eyes over and over again...

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When I was in 10th standard, pretty much every girl was reading the Twilight fantasy novel that had gone viral.

When I was in college, 50 shades of grey was everywhere...

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I haven't touched either of those two books.

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I remembered I have something so important I want everyone to know about, I have a use case for this bag, I bought it recently (being a minimalist, I made this decision carefully) and started carrying my copy of TWA in it. 😎

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On the road, in public transport, in a cafe, in a co-working space, it's always with me ❤️

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जब प्यार किया तो डरना क्या🙃

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I have a choice, every moment a choice is available to me, that choice that I make, the decision that I take, matters not just to me, affects not just me, but everyone around me. Thank you to Acharya ji for explaining that liberation is not just a personal thing...

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Maybe this is how, a revolution can begin? :)

Lip gloss 🫦 isn't a cute beauty trend; it’s an evolutionary hack "genital mimicry." The wet, red, swollen look artificially simulates the extreme vasodilation and lubrication of an aroused reproductive system..🫦💦

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You're buying a primate mating reflex. 🧬👀not shine

There is a direct connection, though evolutionary biologists and psychologists generally frame it as a broader signal of female sexual arousal and genital mimicry, rather than being exclusively about the specific act of oral sex.

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When you apply an evolutionary and biological lens to why the brain responds to wet, red lips, it comes down to how humans evolved to signal sexual readiness. Here is the mechanical breakdown of that connection:

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1. The "Genital Echo" Theory

In 1967, evolutionary zoologist Desmond Morris introduced a concept in his book The Naked Ape known as self-mimicry or the genital echo.

Humans are unique among primates in that we are highly adapted for face-to-face mating (bipedalism shifted our sexual signaling to our fronts). Morris theorized that the permanently everted (outward-turned), fleshy red lips of human females evolved specifically to mimic the appearance of the labia. During sexual arousal, both sets of tissues undergo vasodilation (engorging with blood) and become redder and swollen. By artificially enhancing the lips with gloss or color, the wearer is subconsciously amplifying a biological billboard that mirrors genital arousal.

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2. Mimicking Autonomic Arousal (Lubrication)

The "wet look" of lip gloss directly simulates the physiological responses of the parasympathetic nervous system during sexual excitement.

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Biological state: Arousal triggers an increase in bodily secretions, including saliva in the mouth and lubrication in the reproductive organs.

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The visual hack: A permanently wet-looking mouth artificially signals this state of active physiological arousal and lubrication. While the brain may not consciously think "this person is aroused," the primal software recognizes the wetness as a cue of sexual readiness.

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3. Psychoanalytic and Cultural Projections

While the biological baseline is about mirroring genital arousal, the specific association with oral sex is where psychoanalysis and cultural conditioning come in.

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Oral Fixation:* In Freudian psychology, the mouth is a primary erogenous zone. Drawing intense visual attention to the mouth with a wet, slippery texture naturally directs the observer's subconscious toward oral interactions.

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Sensory Simulation:* Gloss creates a slick, lubricated appearance that visually simulates the physical mechanics and aftermath of oral sex. Subconsciously, it triggers associations with the friction, moisture, and biological reality of the act.

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In short: Lip gloss doesn't just make lips look "pretty." Biologically, it exploits our evolutionary hardwiring by mimicking the swelling, redness, and lubrication of a state of high sexual arousal.

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Posted by Indrajit on the Acharya Prashant App.

I came across this video on YouTube today and it brought up so many questions...

Acharya Prashant is the only living breathing human being in today's day and age who said to women all over the world, that their womanness is their biggest bondage.

"You are not your body, you are first and foremost consciousness." - Acharya Prashant.

Consciousness that is curious, what wants to question, that wants to know and reach the highest heights!

How come then, the state of women specially in India (also in all patriarchal societies) is so pathetic?

In one of his recent talks he mentioned how half the population of homosapiens doesn't treat the other half as homo sapiens but as an entirely different species all together! 🤯

He highlighted how a large number of women across the globe suffer from neurosis because they are not treated as human beings at all. :(

They are treated as women.

Most women don't see the world as human beings.

Perhaps they can't even, see the world, as human beings because they never get to!

Little girls are so heavily conditioned in every aspect possible, from all directions, to be feminine, to get along, to be docile, to people please, to put others needs ahead of their own, to not talk back too much, they are taught there will be consequences for what's labeled as bad behavior for girls.

She has to be a good girl.

She's a soft spoken and a nice girl...

... with so much festering inside of her.

Slut shaming beginning at an early age as punishment, the child is make to feel extremely conscious and uncomfortable in her own body.

She is objectified even before her body starts to develop, pre puberty. She learns she is her body, first and foremost.

So much in life is pre-decided for her because she is female, she is a woman.

Sadly, you won't be able to find a single woman in your life who at some point in her life hasn't been harassed or molested or sexually abused and violated.

How can you expect half the human population to be healthy if the other half doesn't treat them 'human'ly?

"You reduce the woman and through her, you will be reduced." - Acharya Prashant

Sure there are bodily differences but the ones reading this are human beings, homo sapiens, capable of conscious choice... First and foremost, a consciousness.

How can we work towards a society, a world, where women aren't treated as women but as human beings?

What is stopping us? Lack of empathy?

For the other half of the homo sapiens population, how would you like it if the tables were turned?

Video credit : Women in male dominated fields by @VirBhaanSaini (youtube)

I pick up colors to draw and paint something pretty and beautiful to give myself some respite, pleasure and joy.

But then a question arises, "why are you feeling the need to give yourself pleasure and joy?"

Because the "real life in the real world" is so horrendous and ugly and pitiful and can and will drive you to insanity.

You and I have become so totally insane that we can't see the imminent danger staring right back at us in the face.

Powers that be, voices that be, constantly advicing us all to:

"Think like a CEO, bring your best self to work!"

"Think, visualize and act like a Billionaire to be successful!"

"Live like a millionaire, you deserve happiness!"

"Live your best life right now, you only live once!"

... But we never see the outcome of these artificially implanted and forcefully installed desires (by external forces) do we?

Acharya Prashant ji's talks in the UK and his message to all of humanity that "mass based education of the self" is what is necessary, that is the only thing that will lead to a real solution to perhaps the last challenge humanity as a whole will face if we don't wake up. Climate change.

We cannot have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources. Surely the CEOs and billionaires would be knowing that, no?

Reminds me of this quote :

"Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders." - Tom Toro.

The fishes in the sea,

Claiming they are thirsty,

Makes me laugh makes me wonder,

What is this absurdity? :)

पानी में मीन पियासी,

मोहे सुन सुन आवे हासी... :)

Thank you Acharya ji, for helping us understand the true meaning behind these words...

We have everything we need, yet we are dissatisfied and the result of trying to fulfill that inner imagined dissatisfaction is climate change... :(

I'm always thinking of ways to make Acharya ji's teachings more accessible to others (specially younger adults, teenagers and children) who may not be receptive to philosophy or spirituality by themselves...

I felt this could be a place to start after listening to Acharya ji's Bubble in the sea and Are you looking for me...

I've picked up the pencil and colors after a long gap now and instead of drawing and painting things I am conditioned to believe are "beautiful" or "aesthetically pleasing" to look at, I am attempting to draw what I'm learning about the ego from Acharya ji... (this is just my interpretation)

It is from Acharya ji I found answers to life long questions such as why little children are sexually abused and molested by their blood relatives, why little children are raped and murdered and eaten on the likes of Epstein Island...

Doesn't matter if it's human children or an animal's children, a little chick or a little lamb...

Chopped into pieces, marinated in aromatic spices, roasted and then made into a stew... In the name of celebrating a festival.

We have come from the jungle, very very recently, so our bodies may have evolved but are ego hasn't...

The ego will consume anything and everything to preserve itself and to fatten itself...

But since the ego is an error by itself, no amount of consumption will satiate it or satisfy it...

So it is like a bottomless pit of unimaginable horrors.

We all are capable of falling to such low depths from where there's no coming back...

Or we can make a different choice...

Which is, to see and to choose dissolution...

Once the teacher has shone light, everything that was earlier shrouded in darkness is now in plan sight...

We can choose to look away or to see what is.

And that can be a new beginning 🪔

Swatches of Neocolor 2 watercolor pastels, make me so joyous!

My cartoonish interpretation of the various stages ego goes through after coming into contact with Advait Vedant teachings by AP 😂

(Ever since I started learning from Acharya ji I have been thinking of ways to make these teachings accessible to little children, this is what children need to learn in school and at homes too!

Imagine if we did, the world would not have been in this state today...😔 )

This is not something we can map like stages of grief can be though 😅

I've never come across anyone put ego's mechanism so plainly and simply so that it is accessible to all and not confined within hardbound books for the indulgence of the few elite, rich to argue over with their cocktails and cigars. 🙄

AP framework is a most precious gift to this world ❤️

Acharya ji has brought to all of humanity with his blood, sweat, tears and unconditional love, the nectar of wisdom literature from all over the world. ❤️🙏

This is philosophy you and I can LIVE!

What has never been attempted in history is being done and accomplished today right in front of our eyes - how lucky are we all!

Ego always has a choice and the choice to move towards dissolution is love... ♥️

I love beginning the first few pages of my new art journals with paint swatches to learn how they behave on the paper. One of the most fun and helpful advices I read on the internet - which is yours?