10 Jun '26
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83 columns & authored articles
24 May '26
An Energy Crisis in Disguise
"The connection between fuel consumption and the absence of a genuine inner life is not metaphorical. It is a mechanical chain. The human being who believes that satisfaction must be sought outward, because he has found no access to genuine sufficiency within, acts upon his emotions and desires without examining what drives them. Every desire acted upon requires energy. Energy, in a civilisation built on fossil fuels, means burning them."
22 May '26
Acharya Ji in Pioneer Nation Newspaper
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21 May '26
Left & Right: Ideological Opposites, Psychological Twins
"The ego is terrified of groundlessness, so it grabs a chair. It clings to labels because labels give it continuity. When someone says, ‘I am a Leftist’ or ‘I am a Rightist,’ this is not identity but insecurity. The chair is a crutch. The row is a refuge. The ego loves ideology because ideology is a respectable form of bondage. The real question is not Left versus Right. You were not born to sit on the Left or the Right. You were born to stand free."
21 May '26
The Government Job Obsession: A Paranoia, A Mirage
"What makes this machinery particularly effective is that it finds its subjects already converted. By the time a young aspirant is old enough to question the direction he has been pointed in, he has already invested years, and the sunk cost holds him in place."
04 Apr '26
Misinformation has a patron: The ego that calls itself post-truth
"If the ego is always filtering information through what it has already decided to protect, then what does misinformation actually mean? Both misinformation and disinformation assume a stable, agreed-upon baseline of truth against which the falseness of a given claim can be measured. This is the assumption that has not been examined."
28 Mar '26
Charged, but Unchanged: The Electroinic V Delusion
"The EV is only one expression of a more fundamental error: the belief that the climate crisis is an external problem, amenable to external solutions, and that the internal condition of the person driving the machine is simply not a relevant variable. This is not a philosophical position. It is what evidence demonstrates once the lens is widened beyond the tailpipe."
21 Mar '26
Ballots in a Burning World: What Elections Cannot Vote Away
"Democracy does not give you what you want—it gives you what you are.
A hard look at how the voter’s inner state shapes the nation more than any leader ever can."
14 Mar '26
The Climate Cost of the War Machine
“War is not only a humanitarian disaster; it is also an environmental one. Modern warfare devours fuel, burns cities, poisons soil and air, and leaves behind scars that last far longer than the battles themselves. Even as nations pledge to fight climate change, the machinery of war continues to run on a scale that quietly undermines those very promises.”
07 Mar '26
Why do nations go to war
"The inner condition that produces belligerent foreign policy is the same one that produces the epidemic of depression, anxiety, addiction, and inner purposelessness that's become the defining psychological signature of the most militarily powerful societies on earth. You cannot burn your neighbour’s house and rest in peace, not because of some mystical law, but because the act of burning changes the one who burns."
24 Feb '26
The Enemy Falls Outside. The Enemy Rises Inside.
"Every rebellion imagines itself as the subject of history: we, the people, are acting; we are choosing; we are remaking the world. But look more carefully, and a disturbing possibility emerges. The crowd that fills the streets is not the author of the revolution"
14 Feb '26
A Defective Species: Outrage Won’t Help, Acknowledgement Would
"Every few years, a similar pattern keeps repeating. A set of names tumbles into public view, and the world performs its ritual of shock. And then, quietly, the cycle completes itself: the outrage fades, the names are absorbed into the archives, and the pattern continues."
07 Feb '26
Why Scandals Shock Us, And Shouldn’t
"If one relies on events, shock is guaranteed, again and again, because most misdeeds never come fully to light. Scandals are not reliable teachers. If one understands the principle, shock loses its grip, because what unfolds is recognised rather than discovered."
31 Jan '26
Rotating Revolutions: Iran on Maya’s Wheel
“Revolutions always promise change, and they usually deliver something that merely looks like change. Regimes collapse, flags are replaced, slogans change, but something remains untouched. The question we refuse to ask is simple: when the wheel turns again, what will have changed?”
24 Jan '26
Without Self-Enquiry, Rationalism Is Just Another Superstition
"Without self-enquiry, rationalism turns outward-only. It scrutinizes religion, superstition, tradition, politics, and the beliefs of others, but it never pauses to examine the psychological centre doing the scrutinizing. The ego remains untouched, and rationality becomes its armour."
17 Jan '26
Does God Exist? The Ego’s Favourite Shield
"The believer says ‘Exists’ and clutches scripture, the atheist says ‘No’ and clutches logic. In either case, the ego experiences some relief after speaking. In questioning the existence of God, the ego successfully hides its own non-existence."
10 Jan '26
Venezuela and Bangladesh: Two Theatres, Same Actor
"Violence never arrives announcing itself as violence. It arrives wrapped in reasons and slogans, in duty, in faith, in law, in nation, and demands that you honour it as necessary. It extracts your moral consent first, and only then does it spill blood."
09 Jan '26
Psychology & spiritual philosophy
People run from it into noise and distraction and shallow bonds. But running only makes it worse. Suppressed pain does not heal; it festers.
03 Jan '26
New Year, or the Old Deceiving in a New Costume?
"What we call new is almost always the old in fresh wrapping. The calendar changes; the person does not. A digit shifts from five to six, yet the one who reads it remains imprisoned in the same patterns, the same desires, the same fears. New programmes, new resolutions, new routines: none of it works, because we have tried all of it before in different forms."
27 Dec '25
When Culture Masquerades as Wisdom
"As generally practised, culture is not wisdom; it is repetition. It is behaviour carried forward because it was once useful, once meaningful, once powerful, or simply because it has not yet been questioned. It belongs to the past by definition. It has momentum because it becomes society’s collective habit."
20 Dec '25
Shruti Philosophy: The Hinduism That Stands Forgotten
"The test is straightforward. Whatever aligns with Shruti is dharma. Whatever defies Shruti, however old or beloved, is not. Shruti demands only one thing: self-knowledge. Everything else is ornamental."
13 Dec '25
The Collective GDP: Ego Over Wisdom
“When a society changes what it respects, the economy changes what it produces, because output is only the shadow of values. If status comes from owning, life becomes a showroom, politics becomes the management of craving, and relationships become transactions. If status comes from understanding and contribution, people step out of the consumptive spell, not through forced austerity but because they stop trying to buy an identity.”
02 Dec '25
When Clarity Ends Confusion
Life appears full of conflicting possibilities because the mind itself is full of conflicting tendencies. We do not really know what we stand for, or from where our wants arise.
29 Nov '25
Yes, the planet is overpopulated!
"Yes, the planet is overpopulated, but not merely with human bodies. It is overpopulated with high‑consumption lifestyles and with the ideals that glorify them. The way we are living, every additional human birth often means one more wound to the forests, the rivers, the climate, and the other species that must make space for us. When one more human is added in this prevailing culture of ignorant consumption, the rest of existence has one more burden to carry."
22 Nov '25
An Advaitic Critique of Marxism
"Marxism is not wrong for seeking justice. It is incomplete in believing justice can come without awakening. When awakening does come, whether in a Kolkata adda, a Dakshineshwar temple, a Russian factory, a Wall Street floor, or a village panchayat, one sees that every great outer revolution begins when one has the courage to challenge one’s inner structures."
15 Nov '25
Before the Ice Melts, the Ego Must: The Real Crisis Behind COP30
"Governments cannot enforce what people do not inwardly accept. The same person who demands climate action as a citizen demands consumption as a buyer. The voter and the consumer are the same person, unwilling to live with less. No political system survives long by asking its people to sacrifice comfort. So governments sign accords, issue statements, and return home to protect normalcy."
08 Nov '25
From Dharma to Dogma: The Genesis of Caste
"If caste were only a social structure, reformers would have erased it. If merely legal, the Constitution would suffice. But caste is sustained in religious belief. It persists because it hides behind Dharma's name."
01 Nov '25
Forgotten Pandemic: The Lessons We Refused to Learn
"What does the world look like after COVID? What has changed? The answer is uncomfortable: very little. What species returns so quickly to delusion after staring death in the face? We have not learned that we are not separate from nature; whatever we do to harm it rebounds on ourselves."
27 Oct '25
Why Self-Help doesn't help
Most self-help starts with a wrong idea: that the 'I' we live with is real, permanent, and worth defending.
25 Oct '25
Bihar Elections 2025: The Vote That Must Awaken the Voter
"Bihar’s tragedy is not that it is poor; it is that it refuses to wake up. A state cannot rise if its voter remain inwardly unaware. The quality of the government is never higher than the quality of the people who elect it. When people vote unconsciously, by habit, caste, or anger, elections become nothing but a ritual. A sleeping mind elects a sleeping system."
20 Oct '25
Libertarianism, Liberalism, and Conservatism: Ego as Ideology
"In their own ways, all three ideologies protect the ego’s independence, form, or memory. And because they begin from ignorance of the true Self, none can lead to real welfare. All rest on the same foundation: the belief that the ego deserves preservation. Where the ego is sacred, suffering is inevitable."
17 Oct '25
True Freedom of Expression Is Inner Liberation
"We mistake freedom for something the world grants us: the right to speak, move, or choose. But whatever the world gives, it can also take away. This is why the scriptures speak of an inner freedom: the one that's untouched by time, politics, or power. It doesn't ask for permission and is independent of praise or censorship, admiration or indifference."
11 Oct '25
Ladakh: A mirror cracking under climate change
"It’s easy to think of Ladakh as India’s most remote area, useful for tourism brochures and border maps. In reality, it is a mirror that shows our common fate. You can see the hunger of the farmer in Bihar, the thirst of the worker in Delhi, and the worry of families on the beaches in those glaciers that are melting."
08 Oct '25
Beyond the Mat: Yoga, the return to the center
Yoga Through Krishna: Five Foundational Verses That Define It
04 Oct '25
Borrowed Respect, Fragile Nationalism
"The deeper problem is not economic but inner. For generations, we have been trained to depend on someone else: a ruler, a saviour, a foreign economy. To stand alone feels risky, so we clutch at authority."
03 Oct '25
Respect Without Roots, Pride Without Substance
t is not goods leaving our shores but young minds, restless to find elsewhere what they cannot build here. This reversal explains why a tweak in an American visa policy can create such tremors at home.
30 Sep '25
The Forgotten Navratri: Devi as Nature, Demon as Destruction
"What we parade as growth is, in truth, liquidation. Like a company selling its last assets to dress up quarterly profits, we are liquidating the only deep asset we possess: the planet. Forests, aquifers, soil, and biodiversity: all depleted, none accounted for. Balance sheets never record what is lost; they only record the illusion of gain."
20 Sep '25
The Mirage of Revolutions: Why Uprisings Fail Without Inner Freedom
Crowds may fill avenues and squares, but a society as a whole rarely revolts; only individuals do
13 Sep '25
Before outer revolutions, we first need an inner one.
"The Nepali youth’s courage is unquestionable. The demand now is that their sacrifice should not end in repetition. The real honour to their lives lies not in hashtags or fleeting slogans, but in a revolution that strikes at the root of slavery."
10 Sep '25
North India Underwater: Not Nature's Fury, But Human Folly
The future will not remember how many millimetres of rain fell; it will remember the choices we made when the warnings were clear. Did we rush to rebuild on the same shaky ground, or did we stop long enough to take a different path, the right path?
09 Sep '25
Book Launch of Acharya Prashant's New Book, Truth Without Apology, at India International Center, New Delhi—covered by The Pioneer.
Hosted by HarperCollins and covered extensively by national media including PTI, ANI, IANS and The Pioneer, the evening included the launch ceremony followed by an intense interactive session with Acharya Ji.
06 Sep '25
North India's Floods: Not Seasonal Wrath, but Climate Collapse
"It is tempting to see these floods as seasonal wrath. But they are not accidents of weather; they are a mirror to our misplaced idea of progress. Describing them as 'natural calamities' dangerously denies their man-made roots."
30 Aug '25
Homes as Graves: Why Outrage Never Ends Violence
"Domestic violence, dowry, and oppressive marriages are symptoms of a deeper poverty — absence of inner clarity. They thrive because society at large runs on fear, desire, and unexamined habits. Outrage after each tragedy has become a ritual, but that cannot cure the blindness of the mind."
14 Aug '25
लोकमत न्यूज़ – "स्वतंत्रता दिवस: वास्तविक स्वतंत्रता क्या है?
"स्वतंत्रता कोई उपहार नहीं, बल्कि एक उपलब्धि है जिसे प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को स्वयं अर्जित करना पड़ता है। राजनीतिक स्वतंत्रता हमें विरासत में मिल सकती है, किंतु मानसिक और आध्यात्मिक स्वतंत्रता के लिए सतत प्रयास आवश्यक है।"
11 Aug '25
Why do We Keep Hurting Ourselves?
Self-harm isn’t just about physically hurting ourselves. It is also when we live unconsciously, chasing goals given to us by society and family.
08 Aug '25
रक्षा बंधन पर आचार्य प्रशांत का संदेश लोकमत न्यूज़ पर
"रक्षाबंधन एक स्मरण हो सकता है कि हम सब मिलकर उस विवेक, उस करुणा की रक्षा करें जो जीवन को जीवन बनाती है। यह पर्व केवल उपहारों का आदान-प्रदान न रह जाए, बल्कि यह एक ऐसा संकल्प बन जाए जिसमें हम एक-दूसरे के आत्मबल और ऊंची चेतना के रक्षक बनें।"
06 Aug '25
Greenwashing: Pretending to Care While Burning the Planet
"Somewhere along the way, being ‘green’ became a way to signal that you’re thoughtful and responsible. So it’s no surprise that people, and even companies, feel a quiet pressure to look like they care about the planet, whether they truly do or not. They perform small, symbolic acts and present them as proof of their concern. But when such acts are hollow, the intent becomes performance, not a solution."
02 Aug '25
जब BJP और कांग्रेस के सोशल मीडिया पर छिड़ी थी आचार्य प्रशांत पर बहस: प्रभात खबर की रिपोर्
"राजनीतिक स्पेक्ट्रम के लगभग सभी दलों ने समय-समय पर आचार्य प्रशांत के विचारों का सहारा लिया है। फिर भी, उन्होंने अब तक किसी भी राजनीतिक, सामाजिक या व्यावसायिक संगठन से जुड़ाव नहीं रखा है। साल 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव में भी कांग्रेस और बीजेपी दोनों ने उनके एक भाषण का अंश अपने आधिकारिक एक्स (X) हैंडल पर साझा किया था। अब जब बिहार में चुनावी समर का बिगुल बजा है, तो कांग्रेस ने हाल ही में फिर से अपने आधिकारिक हैंडल से आचार्य प्रशांत का महात्मा गांधी पर एक वीडियो साझा किया है।"
25 Jul '25
India Pays as the West Neglects: The Price of Global Warming
"Even with the facts of such disproportionate emissions being clear, the powerful nations often turn a blind eye to this disparity. This silence is not ignorance; it is calculation. We often assume that people at the top don’t act because they don’t understand. But that’s rarely the case. They understand, perhaps even better than most, but their interests are tied to the very structures that fuel the crisis."
21 Jul '25
Rethinking What It Means to Be Truly Clean
"It is time we understand and redefine cleanliness. Is a glittering street in a city that burns fuel cleaner than a dusty road in a carbon-neutral village? Can a society be clean if it runs on fossil fuels and emits heavily? These questions challenge us to look beyond the surface, and should be asked more frequently."
15 Jul '25
Climate Crisis: A Mirror to Our Inner State
"Climate change is not just about data and systems. It reflects something deeper: the confusion in the human mind. We are not just harming the planet by accident. We are driven by wants we do not understand, chasing comfort, status, or identity without pausing to ask: What do we really need?"
11 Jul '25
The Climate Crisis Within: Rethinking Global Warming
"The climate crisis isn’t just an environmental emergency — it’s a reflection of our restless, consumption-driven lives. Operation 2030 urges a radical shift: from chasing more to choosing wisely, from outer accumulation to inner clarity, before irreversible damage becomes our new normal."
10 Jul '25
Acharya Prashant का विशेष संबोधन गुरु पूर्णिमा पर, होगा लाइव प्रसारण
"गुरु पूर्णिमा 2025 के शुभ अवसर पर प्रख्यात आध्यात्मिक विचारक आचार्य प्रशांत का विशेष संबोधन देशभर में लाइव प्रसारित किया जाएगा! यह आयोजन गोवा से 10 जुलाई की शाम 7:30 बजे शुरू होगा और पीवीआर (PVR) और आईनॉक्स (INOX) जैसे मल्टीप्लेक्स चैनलों पर 30 से अधिक शहरों में दिखाया जाएगा."
10 Jul '25
गुरु पूर्णिमा पर आचार्य प्रशांत का संदेश लोकमत न्यूज़ पर
"गुरु पूर्णिमा किसी व्यक्ति या परंपरा का उत्सव नहीं है। यह उस का सम्मान है जिसने हमें देखने की दृष्टि दी, और हमें छोड़ दिया जब हम देखना सीख गए। यह नमन है उस शब्द को जिसने हमें सत्य से प्रेम करना सिखाया। जो पास आया, ताकि हम बिना झुके अकेले चलना सीख सकें।"
28 Jun '25
The Crisis Within: When Clarity is Replaced by Content
"There is always something breaking—some headline, some outrage, some meme. Most of us have become accustomed to reacting more than reflecting. Even when we believe we're acting out of concern, we often find ourselves swept up in the rhythm of the moment. This rhythm of instant emotional turnover has made even the most serious events feel like part of the same noise. We are surrounded by information, but understanding has become optional."
06 Jun '25
Opinion | War and Woman: A Reflection of Mankind
Amid echoes of wartime hysteria, the daughter of an Indian diplomat became the target of collective vulgarity - not amid gunfire, but amid hashtags and headlines.
05 Jun '25
Operation 2030: Confronting The Climate Crisis Through Inner Clarity
Humanity today faces a self-inflicted crisis. Unlike past mass extinctions caused by nature, this one is born of human choices.
14 May '25
Defeating enemies: The right war, the final victory
The divide between India and Pakistan is far more profound than politics. It represents a spiritual poverty, identity, and understanding crisis.
10 May '25
Democracy at a Crossroads: Rethinking Delimitation in India.
India must rethink delimitation to prevent a population-based seat increase from unfairly stripping political power from more developed Southern states.
09 May '25
Rethinking Linguistic Harmony and Identity through Indias Language Dynamics
The future lies in approaching all languages with equal respect. We must rise above treating language diversity as a drawback.
06 May '25
Opinion | Climate Crisis and The Threat of Irreversible Change - NDTV
In our pursuit of material progress, we may have overlooked the need for a deeper alignment with ourselves and with the natural world.
26 Apr '24
Redefining Feminism
Acharya Prashant delves into the intricacies of feminism, exploring identity, financial independence, and the paradox of empowerment. He addresses the dynamics of relationship choices, the question of motherhood, and the true meaning of freedom, challenging conventional notions and advocating for genuine liberation. Read more in the Indian Express.
23 Jul '23
The working professional code
Acharya Prashant discusses the core elements of professionalism, emphasizing commitment, prioritization, goal clarity, and decision-making. He delves into the importance of aligning work with one's deep needs and the joy derived from the process itself, highlighting the essence of true professional excellence.
26 Mar '23
Answering Fear with Faith
Acharya Prashant explores how fear drives people towards faith rather than an understanding of spiritual principles. Through compelling anecdotes and profound insights, he emphasizes that fear can often be a catalyst for spiritual awakening and devotion, particularly in challenging times. This piece delves into the intricate relationship between fear and faith, encouraging readers to find strength and wisdom in their spiritual journey
04 Sep '22
The myth of enlightenment
Acharya Prashant challenges the notion of enlightenment, arguing that liberation is inherent and not something to be achieved externally. His provocative views urge readers to question traditional beliefs and recognize their inherent freedom beyond societal conditioning and spiritual dogma, featured exclusively in The New Indian Express.
19 Dec '21
Karma or coincidence?
The New Indian Express: Dive into Acharya Prashant's thought-provoking exploration of karma and coincidence in his latest article. Gain insights into how our responses to external events shape our experiences, contrasting the unpredictability of the material world with the power of personal choice and inner development.
22 Jun '21
New Indian Express – How Motivation Is Slavery Why Youthful Action Does Not Come From Motivation
20 Jun '21
How motivation is slavery: Why youthful action does not come from motivation
The New Indian Express: Acharya Prashant Tripathi challenges the conventional notion of motivation, arguing that it enslaves individuals by tethering their actions to external influences. He advocates for action rooted in understanding and intelligence, fostering spontaneity and inward reflection rather than habitual responses to external stimuli.
11 May '21
Acharya Prashant’s Karma: Why Everything You Know About It Is Wrong is life-changing
the New Indian Express: Acharya Prashant’s 'Karma: Why Everything You Know About It Is Wrong' redefines the understanding of Karma by shifting focus to the actor rather than action. Praised as life-changing by Penguin Random House India, the book addresses misconceptions amidst global challenges, offering profound insights for personal reflection and transformative action.
10 Jun '20
Not allowing the soul to manifest is suicide: Acharya Prashant
Acharya Prashant says:
“If you wouldn’t call this foeticide, then what would you call it? When an unborn child is killed in the womb, you consider it wrong—you call it a sin, a crime. But what do you call the way we are killing ourselves from within? Not allowing the self to manifest is suicide.”
09 Jun '20
You were living a very wrong life, now life is telling you
You had been living very wrongly — now life itself is telling you.
Out of ten, only one understands that this pandemic is conveying something, that there is something we must learn. Life is trying to tell you that you had been living in a deeply mistaken way.
17 May '20
Turn coronavirus lockdown days into a blessing
In the New Indian Express article, Acharya Prashant suggests using the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity for self-reflection and spiritual growth. He emphasizes the importance of spending this time in self-observation, fostering genuine relationships, and reading spiritual literature. Acharya Prashant highlights the works of Upanishads, Rumi, Hafiz, Adi Shankaracharya, Dhammapada, and Kabir as valuable resources for spiritual enrichment during the lockdown period.
23 Feb '20
The indispensable spiritual intimacy
In a article published in The New Indian Express, Acharya Prashant explores the profound impact of spiritual intimacy in marriage. He emphasizes that spiritual togetherness transcends the socio-physical arrangement of marriage, turning it into a harmonious and fulfilling union. By focusing on spiritual growth and understanding, couples can overcome psychological distances and enrich their relationship. The article highlights the importance of seeing marriage as a journey towards mutual spiritual evolution.
19 Jan '20
Not ripe enough? Keep hanging there
In a article published in The New Indian Express, Acharya Prashant emphasizes that spirituality is not for everyone and should be pursued only when one feels a profound dissatisfaction with worldly offerings. He explains that a true spiritual journey requires readiness and inner realization. Until then, individuals should continue living their lives, acknowledging that spirituality demands a deep understanding and the right disposition.
18 Dec '19
Spirituality is not an isolated activity
In a article published in The New Indian Express, Acharya Prashant emphasizes that true spirituality integrates with everyday life, rather than being a separate practice. He argues that intelligent spirituality involves honest self-observation, detachment, and understanding both the world and oneself. Addressing internal conflicts and living authentically are crucial for spiritual growth. Acharya Prashant encourages a holistic approach, blending spiritual wisdom with daily experiences to achieve genuine inner peace and fulfillment.
16 Dec '19
New Indian Express – Spirituality Not An Isolated Activity
New Indian Express – Spirituality Not An Isolated Activity
08 Jul '19
Acharya Prashant’s article 'Soul Journey: From an IIT to the Ashram' published in The New Indian Express