Full video: Acharya Prashant meets his teacher Dr. Trilochan Sastry: Religion, Democracy & Constitution (2025)
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00:00I'm fond of saying something. You know how anti-authoritarian the Upanishads are?
00:05You see, there is no need to keep offering respect.
00:07The day you are done with us, the day we have delivered our purpose,
00:11you treat us like Kakavishtha, which is the excreta of the crow.
00:14They even say you push us aside and burn us. You don't need us.
00:17The purpose is utilitarian. You are the purpose.
00:20Venerating somebody else is not the purpose.
00:23Real religion is about this human being.
00:25It is not about you reaching swarg or nark or worshipping somebody and proving to be a great devotee.
00:31True religion is about you, which means you have to be free of your suffering.
00:36That's the only purpose of religion.