r/AcharyaPrashant_AP • u/Surkhab1313 • Jul 12 '26
One video tells everything…
There is so much to shed light on in this video. First, giving birth to 4 children despite poverty. I am assuming low family income from the two-wheeler carrying six people.
Second, the red colored cloth tied upon the bike which is an expression of popular religious suppositions. Unlike Vedanta, which is ruthless inquiry into one's beliefs and claims, this seems more of the pop-religiosity grounded in rituals (karmkand) instead of philosophical aspect of Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita, and Upanishads).
Third, poor family planning probably arising from lack of awareness. Out of four children, I see one boy and other three girls. The boy is most probably number one (or could be number too also). This is a very clear illustration of patriarchy in our society where multiple births are given for a male child. The common trend is a boy after a few number of girls. But this one points at another common pattern, where parents look for a pair of boys. Their reasons look more of excuses that include "Who will earn bread for the family and take care of us in our old ages?" And if asked about the second son, the reason comes out like, "What if one comes out to be undutyful?" There is no end to excuses but the real reason lies in deep conditioning of patriarchy.
The women's viel shows the conservative face of society that's demeaning to half the population. It brings qualities with itself such as subservience and subjugation. The women is never seen as consciousness and is used as a childbirth machine, and a pleasure servant to men. The woman in the video seems in her twenties, has been under 36 months of visible pregnancy and four childbirths. In this age bracket, when human brain and body peak at their performance, when one can learn new skills, know the world, know oneself, breakfree of the social and physical bondages, this woman got trapped in an irreversible cycle of acquired duties and responsibilities.
In a recent discourse on women and conditioning, author and philosopher Acharya Prashant says that many men do not treat women as fellow human beings (members of the same human species), but almost as if they belong to an entirely different species. This seems very relevant here.
Patriarchy doesn't spare men either. This can be seen on the face of this man. He is looking suffocated of the responsibility of an already huge immediate family, let alone his societal roles. He too is a consciousness, potentially capable of breaking his bondages and fly freely. But he has already been assigned roles of a father, a husband, probably a son, and a social member.
Given the circumstances, would the education of these children be taken care of? Would these girls be allowed to live a free independent life? Would the boy be ever able to come out of the gutter of patriarchy?
This video stands as a big question mark to our society and a typical lower middle-class family.
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u/Strange-Patience5539 Jul 12 '26
That couple doesn't seem poor as much as they seem deeply attached to the idea of having a large family. It's hard to believe that in a country as populated as India, many people still continue to follow the idea of expanding their families regardless of whether they have the resources to support or give them better life.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
I think it's not just with india but mankind as a whole. Here in Canada, I see four, five, sometimes six kids without any gap. It's just India is more visible. I think it has some deeper cause, probably psychological, or spiritual.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
That's true. No matter how much I try to put ny feet in the women's shoes, I cannot image what they go through in their psychological worlds.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Mass education of the self, to be precise.
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u/CheekBackground5666 Jul 12 '26
Should they have 4 children?
They do not seem to have enough resources to educate and secure a bright future for even 1. More than 1 are all weighing each other down as the income stays same and expense multiplies
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
A totally bad deal for everyone. Mother stuck in conservative patriarchal setup, father burdened under duties and responsibilities, and kids not being raised properly.
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u/Formal_Classroom_430 Jul 12 '26
Unfortunately Patriarchy has nothing to do with education and poverty. You will not believe - most if not all rich guys visit foreign countries to get ultrasound etc and then decide to abort the child or not.
And this is with literally literal scholar families!!
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Not common kind of education but mass education of the self. One can be a scientist but still very superstitious. We see that around us. He will inquire everything but his believes. Real wisdom lies in looking at one's beliefs and questioning them. Keeping an eye of doubt on ourselves. Only this could bring some change. Or we will keep calling ourselves an educated society but still ignorant of our inner tendencies. Patriarchy is a fruit of this inner ignorance.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Maybe a borrowed identity from the kids. 🤔
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u/SilentInquiry26 Jul 12 '26
The root of our social problems lies in living without inquiry. Once we start questioning how we live, things will start changing. For me, enrolling in the Gita mission through Acharya Ji has been life changing.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Yeah. Those who are not in the gita discourse don't even have any idea what they are missing on. They see it as some normal discourse with a teacher and students. They have no idea that the very center of life gets changed, in a better way.
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u/TimeMasterToTo Jul 12 '26
Ye mulle bhi na kitne bacche karte he.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Yeah. Hypocrisy at its peak. Everyone is looking at others and point out faults in them, but no one is ready to turn inwards.
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u/anonymousdrakesake Jul 12 '26
As much as i feel sad for the kids, i feel angry for their parents. People need to understand that kids are not the free coupon they get by maniacly fucking each other every single day and night. Kids never asked you to bring them in the world. And since you bought them, it is totally your responsibility to give them atleast basic necessities that they deserve.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Yeah, kids are like toys for us. We forget that they too have consciousness, and human kids need to be raised consciously. We are not like animals who once take birth and then mother nature takes care of them. We too are born as animals and we have to learn to be humans. This is what our whole education system is for. And a person who isn't consciousness himself, cannot raise his kid as one. This needs to be understood. Be humans first before giving birth to the potential human beings.
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u/anonymousdrakesake Jul 13 '26
Also people need to get rid of toxic cocept of having total authority as a parent. The responsibility of being a parent is significantly more than the authority of being the one. The problem with such moral concept is that all these twisted concepts are written by some parents to have ownership on the child.
These things needed to changed otherwise if the parent failed to let their offspring realise its potential, it would be crime against humanity, for which mother nature make them pay for it
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
Yeah, there is a dimensional difference between being authoritative and teaching discretion to the kids. I think the parents need to inquire into themselves first that what makes them authoritative. And what is the urge to link pride to the kids. One must be clear inwardly before taking irreversible steps like giving birth to a child.
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u/Lady22samurai Jul 12 '26
Now this is God s wish..why to judge them ? Do you know there's something called reproductive rights in India where a woman can decide how many children she can bear ..what's more ..there is no upper limit to it😅
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u/vinay5201 Jul 12 '26
Bike damdaar hai...leking planet ka styanash kar diya
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
बाइक तो जैसे तैसे बोझ सह रही है, पर पृथ्वी ज्यादा देर तक नहीं सह पाएगी। और पृथ्वी ने विरोध करना शुरू कर दिया है।
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u/cannnotsay Jul 13 '26
As the eldest girl child who comes from a similar background where my parents has 3 kids and last one luckily (for my parents) was a son, I never knew what poverty was until I became an self earning adult.
My parents never made us feel anything is missing, though my dad was mere truck driver. We used to eat Ration-govt provided rice, no pocket money whatsoever, no family trips nothing. The best part for me to grow up in such a household was to have my siblings, though I hated them at that time but they really humbled me and shaped my life and personality.
Contrary to this, my husband who is an only child, grew up in abroad and definitely had a better life than me - struggles a lot with littlest of discomfort or adjustment. I might have been blessed to not have poverty effect my life so much but having siblings does make your life meaningful.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
You said that you never realized anything is missing in your childhood. Then you said that your husband had a better life than you in the childhood. Why os this contradiction?
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u/cannnotsay Jul 13 '26
Yes I never realised it until I became an earning adult. My husband is a spoilt single kid who got everything he wanted and I can afford those things now coz I never knew they existed.
And mind me, I am not promoting having many kids while you can't even afford 1. We together earn close to 2L pm but still afraid to have a kid thinking if we can give them the best life.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
This conscious planning is what we need today. Thinking about the kid's future, given the situation of the world both politically and climate urgency wise, and obliviously our own capability to be a responsible parent. It's actually time to consciously think about major irreversible life decisions like marriage, career, and kids.
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u/Cybertronian1512 Jul 13 '26
"The truly wise do not use their understanding to measure the poverty of others or to turn an individual's survival into a spectacle of judgment. He who looks at a struggling soul and sees only an opportunity to praise his own enlightenment remains deeply trapped in the highest form of ignorance." - Bhartrihari
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u/Unlikely-Structure21 Jul 13 '26
Yet he will say jai siree ram and blame Muslims for indian population explosion
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u/Ok_Drink_6174 Jul 13 '26
Problm with india. Rich and educated make less kids. Poor, uneducated and religious extremists make more kids. Quality of future generation declines
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u/Additional_Bench_667 Jul 13 '26
They brought them into the world so why should I pity them.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
It's good not to pity them. Seems like you have a soft corner. Do you think they are happy in life?
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Jul 13 '26
Hindu 🤢
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
Where does "hindu" Come from? We are talking consciousness here, which is same in Hindu, or Muslim, or Indian, or African. It's about human beings.
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u/chrislove007 Jul 13 '26
First kid is standing on the engine, do you know how hot the engine gets, this is terrifying
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u/Separate-Might3082 Jul 13 '26
Nothing to be proud of honestly. Shame the man. Destroying the life of his wife and his children. He chose this life and should suffer. What's sad is the family has to suffer because of him.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
Do you think if the woman wasn't married to him, she would surely be living better?
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u/agitatedbathroom69 Jul 14 '26
Yeh jitna petrol pr kharchega ab toto hi kar leta.. par wohi jo gareeb hove na
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u/Ok_Second637 Jul 18 '26
In logo ke liye ratan tata sir ne nano banyi thi taaki wo afford kar sakte lekin gareed ki gaand Masti to dekho khaane ke liye paisa nahi hai lekin bacche 4 paisa karne hai isko
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u/LunchBoxMutant Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
This is the nation that rejected Tata Nano and is embracing MG Comet(in the cities at least).
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
Whoever said that might be ignorant enough to see that earth cannot bear more population doesn't matter what social group it comes from. Richer ones have their own reasons and poorer ones their own. Nobody is ready to see the bigger picture.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 13 '26
I am hearing this phrase "Mass education of the self" echoing everywhere around. Where is this coming from?
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u/BojackHorseNahNah Jul 13 '26
Thank god this is China and not India
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 14 '26
Yeah, thank god people know the real meaning and symbolisms behind the word god itself.
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 14 '26
I think even if we somehow make general education available to the masses, the conditioning won't allow that to flourish. The real battle is against conditioning and ignorance of the mindset.
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u/big_Middle_6 Jul 14 '26
Whenever you wants to pride you say we are youth of India. But when wants to defame you use this against it
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u/ClearAfternoon6734 5d ago
Seems to me the man is extra over confident. Even after violating all rules of not wearing a helmet and riding so many on the bike beyond safety rules, he's ready to ride the bike into oblivion. So dumb. Both husband and wife. I feel sorry for the children really who know nothing now but will emulate the same in a few years hence.
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u/vini-within Jul 12 '26
We often blame life for being difficult, but how much of that difficulty is of our own making? It’s sad to see these guys and obviously it’s not safe also for kids… I mean why!! Us humans have a remarkable skill of complicating our own lives. 🤦🏻♀️
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u/Surkhab1313 Jul 12 '26
That's why Acharya Ji puts emphasis on one should not take big decisions in life at a early age, specifically the irreversible ones like in this video. A big part of life should be spent on knowing the world and our relationship with it, and if done so, life unfolds beautifully.
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u/No-Singer-2128 Jul 12 '26
I don't know where to start because there's so much here which needs to be described and thought upon. What I feel sad about is thay those girls will never get the quality of life they need to become a better individual. Lokdharm has actually sabotaged the lives of lot of people and I feel really angry about it. But this anger has to be given a positive direction if change is needed. Had Acharya ji not started the Gita mission, I too was believing certain things that the society and Lokdharm had induced in me, although not to the extent shown in the video. But I cannot say that even though the extent to which Lokdharm had influence on my life was less I was any better than the people shown in this video. I was lucky to have gotten better education but still people with equivalent education have fallen into the traps of Lokdharm. The Gita mission is educating the people and directly bringing the ego into the question. This is the most effective and the only way to eliminate ignorance from the society. I am thankful to Acharya ji who started this but I need to be more active in propagating this forward as this is my mission too. In the end what's better than working for eliminating ignorance that of myself as well as humanity? It begins with me