How to Eliminate Distractions and Focus on Your Studies? || Acharya Prashant (2024)

Acharya Prashant

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00:00I'm in grade six and about to be 11 years old.

00:12My question is about study and focusing.

00:16My first question is like, how do we stop focusing in something else when you're studying?

00:24And how do we like, focus on the thing that you're doing is important, but we do not like

00:30it.

00:32All right, there's this and there's this.

00:45In general, if you have to make a split second decision, which one would you go for?

00:53Water.

00:55The red one?

00:57No, the blue one.

00:59The blue one.

01:01Do you know what's in the blue one?

01:03Yes.

01:05What?

01:07Water.

01:09No, you're guessing. There's no water in this.

01:11Oh.

01:13There's no water at all.

01:15A baseless guess.

01:17Just take the situation as it is exactly.

01:20This is a huge, delicious watermelon juice.

01:22And this is just an opaque can.

01:24You know nothing about this.

01:26In the natural way, which one are you likely to opt for?

01:38Watermelon juice.

01:40Watermelon juice.

01:42Watermelon juice.

01:44Why?

01:47Because I don't know what's in the blue can.

01:51Right.

01:53Now if I tell you that the best kind of juice ever possible on this planet is there in this.

02:08In fact, I don't tell you.

02:10You come for yourself and discover that.

02:14Would you still opt for this?

02:18Yes.

02:20Why?

02:22Because if you tell me what's in that, it cannot be true.

02:28I said you come over and know it, test it for yourself.

02:38Then I will choose.

02:40Which one?

02:42I would choose the blue can because I tested it.

02:51You tested it and what did you find inside it?

02:55I found tea.

02:58The best thing in the world.

03:02The best thing in the world.

03:05So you see your choice has changed, right?

03:11Yeah.

03:13Initially you probably wanted to go for this because the benefit from this was very apparent.

03:22You understand apparent?

03:24Visible.

03:26Visible.

03:28So it appeared like a natural choice to opt for this.

03:34And here because the benefit is not visible, so one does not want to opt for this.

03:44So when it comes to your studies, you talk of distractions.

03:50What is it besides the studies that you start focusing on?

03:56Like, like, somewhere like, like, what am I going to do, like, and what am I, something that I like besides study.

04:11Give me an example of something that you like besides studies.

04:15Like, what am I going to do in the future?

04:17No, that's a thought.

04:18That's a thought.

04:19If you have to study, what is it?

04:24What is it that you instead sometimes start doing?

04:31Like singing.

04:33Singing.

04:37Yeah.

04:38Yeah.

04:39So, right.

04:40So when you sing, the benefit, the pleasure, the fun that you derive from it is very visible.

04:46Just like this thing is visible here, right?

04:49Yeah.

04:50Yeah.

04:51Studies is much like this, this can, this container.

04:59It is opaque.

05:00You understand opaque?

05:02Opaque?

05:03Yeah.

05:04Opaque.

05:05No.

05:06You cannot penetrate through it, through your eyes.

05:11You cannot see through it.

05:13Yeah, I can't see.

05:14That's called opaque.

05:15So, obviously there is something inside it, but you cannot see what is inside it.

05:22Since you cannot see what is inside it, you will not choose this one because you just don't know what's there in it.

05:30This one, it's very visible what's there in it.

05:33Therefore, one goes for this.

05:36So, if one feels that this choice has to be re-examined or reversed, whatever, what does one do?

05:44One comes closer to this, just as you did a while back.

05:48One comes closer to this and tries to look into it.

05:53What is it within?

05:55The best thing in the world.

05:59And once that is seen, then there is no going back, no falling for this.

06:05We do not like studies because studies are a bit like this.

06:11We do not immediately see what is within.

06:15What will we get from this?

06:17Oh, what is it?

06:18Oh, this is a blue can. That's all.

06:20That's all.

06:22A blue can is the exterior.

06:24What is the interior?

06:27Similarly, studies are the exterior.

06:29What is in it for you that we neither ask nor are told?

06:37Our teachers do not pay enough attention to telling us why one must study.

06:46And sometimes even our parents tell us to study without exactly clarifying what is in the studies.

06:58That's beneficial to us.

07:00That's delicious.

07:03Other things, the benefit you get from them is very apparent.

07:09Very apparent.

07:11It can be easily seen.

07:13So, the other things become very tempting.

07:16Because you can very easily see what's there.

07:20So, you are tempted.

07:22In studies, you cannot see the benefit contained within.

07:26So, you remain, it's all very iffy.

07:31Okay, probably there is something within.

07:34You know, he said so. I don't know.

07:36How to test? Come close.

07:39Give yourself to the process of studying deeply at least for a week and see what comes from there.

07:47Or engage your parents in a conversation.

07:52Why must one study mathematics?

07:56No, no, no, no.

07:58I am not asking you to teach me mathematics.

08:00No, papa. Hold, hold, hold.

08:02No, don't teach me mathematics.

08:05Tell me why mathematics.

08:11Similarly, the teachers.

08:13No, no, don't teach me history. No, no, no, no.

08:15Don't teach me history. Tell me why history.

08:19And when that why is clear,

08:23then there is a great chance that an inclination will arise from within.

08:30Because it's natural for us to know, to learn.

08:37Provided we can see the benefit.

08:45So, don't ask your parents to assist you with your homework.

08:51Assuming you get homework.

08:53These days, many schools, there is no homework. I don't know.

08:57Or with anything.

08:59Don't ask parents to assist with this, that.

09:02Rather ask them first thing.

09:04Why should I do this?

09:06Why?

09:08And without knowing why you should do that, don't do anything.

09:14What's the point?

09:16You are not an automaton.

09:18You are not a machine.

09:20You are not a puppet.

09:22You deserve to know.

09:26And if they don't tell you, then you opt for this one.

09:30You say, I like this and I will go with this.

09:33If you don't want me to go for this, then you convince me of this.

09:38But I won't be pressurized.

09:42Right?

09:44You see, this is still full. What does that mean?

09:49I haven't touched it.

09:52Yes.

09:53I have gone for this. This is almost empty now.

09:56This is really delicious.

10:01And sitting over there, you will never come to know what's in here.

10:06So you will have to come over and try this for yourself.

10:11That's the way of learning.

10:18Okay.

10:19What okay?

10:23Do you understand?

10:36Whenever you are faced with options, whenever you are to make a choice,

10:45first learn about the options.

10:49That's the only way to let the choice emerge.

10:53Then you don't have to make a choice.

10:55The right choice then emerges.

10:58Your job is to just learn about the options.

11:01What is inside this?

11:05If I don't know what is inside this, how will I choose this or refuse this?

11:18Hmm?

11:30Any questions?

11:33No.

11:34So, once you are off the screen, ask Papa,

11:38what did I thank that man for?

11:45Life does not proceed this way.

11:47He said, beta say thank you.

11:49And you said thank you.

11:51That's against what I taught you these 10-15 minutes.

11:57You have to ask what is inside this.

12:00Probably what I taught you is still like this can.

12:04You have not been able to know the insides of that.

12:08Once you see the insides of that, then you will deserve to thank me.

12:12And then you need not thank me.

12:15Because my job is done then.

12:17Hmm?

12:21Chalo.

12:25Namaste.

12:27Namaste.

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