Acharya Prashant Returns From UK: The West's Top Minds Are Seeking Vedanta- Why Isn't India?
Delhi: Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant says, "It is the same point I mentioned earlier- we have become too familiar with these things and started assuming that they automatically belong to us. Truth is not something that can be inherited through lineage, legacy, or inheritance. To put it plainly, self-realisation cannot be passed down from one's ancestors. Material wealth, institutions, money, property, and cultural traditions can be inherited, but inner understanding cannot. This may sound uncomfortable, but it is true: every child is born carrying the seed of ignorance and must begin their own journey of understanding. Just as one may inherit wealth or social and cultural influences, one cannot inherit self-knowledge..."