Jealous of Other's Success? || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: Shades of Comparison: Unpacking its Impact || Acharya Prashant, IIT-Hyderabad (2024)

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00:00If I look at someone, he is doing something more than me in terms of money earning.

00:05So that somewhere makes me low confident.

00:08If you are not thirsty and you find someone gulping down an entire jug of water, does

00:15that encourage you to have a glass for yourself?

00:18The problem with inner thirst, mental thirst, is that you have to be sensitive enough to

00:25experience it.

00:26Metaphors apart, please understand what I am trying to say.

00:28The other fellow is earning more money, don't you want to ask yourself, how much importance

00:34does money hold for you?

00:36Let's say you get a lot of money, what will you do with it?

00:39Your thirst will not be quenched by looking at all kinds of foods the others are consuming.

00:47Our education actually does not teach us to look into ourselves, which is extremely important.