Video Information: 31.01.23, Hansraj College, Delhi
Description:
In this thought-provoking session, Acharya Ji delves into the paradox of our society's obsession with cosmetics, highlighting the cosmetic industry's staggering $380 billion valuation. He critiques the superficial allure of makeup, asserting that it often masks an inner void, leading individuals to seek validation through artificial enhancements. Acharya Ji emphasizes that true beauty and self-worth originate from within, urging listeners to cultivate their inner qualities rather than rely on external appearances.
He distinguishes between personal hygiene and the desire to impress others, advocating for self-care that prioritizes health over aesthetics. By fostering genuine self-esteem and recognizing one's intrinsic value, individuals can naturally reduce their dependence on cosmetics. Acharya Ji encourages a transformative shift in perspective, inviting everyone to embrace their authentic selves and seek deeper connections that transcend mere physical appearances. Ultimately, he champions the idea that real fulfillment comes from nurturing the inner self, leading to a more meaningful and enriched life.
Context:
~ Cosmetic inside, Cosmetic outside
~ Why should I not look nice?
~ If someone is too fond of makeup, the person is made up
~ What leads to the boom in the cosmetic industry?
~ Why do women love makeup?
~ How are we promoting cosmetics?
~ We fall for cosmetic people.
~ How do we fool each other?
~ Why are people getting so increasingly superficial?
~ Why do women put on so much make-up?
~ What is wrong with doing makeup?
~ What is real beauty?
Music Credits: Milind Date
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#acharyaprashant #makeup #cosmetics #attractive #beauty
Description:
In this thought-provoking session, Acharya Ji delves into the paradox of our society's obsession with cosmetics, highlighting the cosmetic industry's staggering $380 billion valuation. He critiques the superficial allure of makeup, asserting that it often masks an inner void, leading individuals to seek validation through artificial enhancements. Acharya Ji emphasizes that true beauty and self-worth originate from within, urging listeners to cultivate their inner qualities rather than rely on external appearances.
He distinguishes between personal hygiene and the desire to impress others, advocating for self-care that prioritizes health over aesthetics. By fostering genuine self-esteem and recognizing one's intrinsic value, individuals can naturally reduce their dependence on cosmetics. Acharya Ji encourages a transformative shift in perspective, inviting everyone to embrace their authentic selves and seek deeper connections that transcend mere physical appearances. Ultimately, he champions the idea that real fulfillment comes from nurturing the inner self, leading to a more meaningful and enriched life.
Context:
~ Cosmetic inside, Cosmetic outside
~ Why should I not look nice?
~ If someone is too fond of makeup, the person is made up
~ What leads to the boom in the cosmetic industry?
~ Why do women love makeup?
~ How are we promoting cosmetics?
~ We fall for cosmetic people.
~ How do we fool each other?
~ Why are people getting so increasingly superficial?
~ Why do women put on so much make-up?
~ What is wrong with doing makeup?
~ What is real beauty?
Music Credits: Milind Date
~~~~~
#acharyaprashant #makeup #cosmetics #attractive #beauty
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LearningTranscript
00:00Namaskar Acharya ji. As you have been constantly speaking on the futility of body identification
00:08and yet we see that a global cosmetic industry is valued at 380 billion US dollars, big number,
00:16and in India we have seen a compound annual growth rate of this industry as 16%. So my
00:22question to you is what we can do to at least slow down this unhealthy trend or like not
00:28if to completely stop this, what we can do to at least slow it down and move the humanity
00:32from body consciousness towards something else. Do not fall for someone who loves cosmetics.
00:39That's what you can do. Please understand the cosmetics you are talking of is only something
00:55that you put on the face, the body. We are totally cosmetic people. You understand the
01:00word cosmetic? What does that mean? Artificial. So if a person is not living by the inner truth,
01:11the person is cosmetic and if the person is cosmetic, sooner or later that person will
01:19promote cosmetics in some way or the other. One way to promote cosmetics is you start using them
01:27yourself. One way is you start manufacturing them. One way is you start selling them. One
01:33way is you start advertising them. One way is you fall for someone who uses cosmetics. So
01:43cosmetic inside, cosmetic inside, cosmetic outside. If someone is too fond of makeup,
01:52the person is made up. Would you like to be with someone who is quite made up? Personal hygiene is
02:02one thing, right? Taking care of the body for reasons of health is one thing and decking
02:15yourself up so that you look better to the other person, so that you can attract the other person,
02:21so that you can look as someone that you are not is totally different thing. Is it not? Is it not?
02:32Why do you want to be a made-up person? Why would you want to be with a made-up person? But cosmetics
02:43sell exactly because we do not have eyes that can look at reality. So someone comes to us totally
02:52made up and instead of rejecting that person, we actually find that person more attractive.
03:00Think of a scenario. If people were such that they started loathing made-up people,
03:12cosmetic people, would cosmetics still sell? Please tell me. That's what.
03:19But still as you said that the cosmetics are also inside our mind and also outside.
03:25They are first of all inside our mind because we are made up, artificial, cosmetic, inside.
03:34Therefore, we are cosmetic outside.
03:38So on that, as I have cosmetic inside, I want to ask how to remove them even though I know
03:44though they are not giving me some very good gains. Like if I'm coming here then I should
03:48look nice. Why not? I'm going to talk to you. People will see me. Why I should not look nice
03:54and please understand. Not looking ugly is one thing. If you have hair, you want to comb them.
04:05Right? Otherwise, they'll be all over your face. Or you can decide to shave your head altogether
04:11to get rid of the hair. Not looking ugly is one thing. Not letting the body interfere in your
04:19creative tasks is one thing. If I do not take care of the body, it will start interfering.
04:25That is one thing. And putting on makeup so that you can attract people, so that you can enhance
04:34your value in their eyes is a totally different thing. In the first case, I'm taking care of my
04:41body for my own sake. In the second case, I am doing something to my body for the other's sake.
04:51I do not know my value, but I want to raise my value. So I'm putting on
04:55cosmetic stuff. That is a totally different thing. How to stop this second one thing?
05:01You need to have something of value in your life. When you do not have value within,
05:09then you want to put artificial value upon yourself as a compensation. Inwardly, I am
05:18barren. So outwardly, I want to look colourful. But looking colourful outwardly would not help
05:29the fact that I'm inwardly barren. But I'll be able to fool others. Looking at my outward
05:37colourfulness, they'll be fooled into thinking that I might be inwardly colourful as well.
05:43And remember, ultimately, it is the inner colour, the inner vigour, the inner truth, inner life,
05:50inner love. That's what we all are looking for. It's just that eyes cannot look into somebody's
05:57mind. But the eyes can look at somebody's face. So the face becomes a proxy for mind.
06:04And I know fully well that you cannot look into my mind. I know you can look at my face.
06:09So to fool you, what will I do? I'll decorate the face. The fact is, the face is not representing
06:18the mind right now. The mind is dull, bored, idiotic, lifeless. But the face is so glowing
06:27and so colourful. I'm cheating the other. How to stop this from happening? By reversing the process.
06:37When you have real value inside, then the incentive to put artificial value upon yourself,
06:46that substantially decreases. I know what I'm doing within. There is no real need to
06:55to load myself externally with cosmetics. A cricketer on a cricket field, a golfer,
07:06a tennis player, obviously, when they come to the field or to the court,
07:14they do take care of their clothes, don't they? They also take care of their hair.
07:19They might also put some sunscreen or lotion on their face. But what is it that you value them
07:27for? Their sunscreen? Their shorts? And their shorts have been sponsored by some huge MNC.
07:35But is that what you value them for? No. You value them for the inner stuff. And if that inner stuff
07:45is not there, you would actually laugh at them. So that's what. When you have inner stuff,
07:52then you do not care too much for, you dive on the cricket ground. In the course of fielding,
07:59you dive. And what does that do to your pants? What does that do? They get soiled. But do you
08:05start laughing at that fielder or do you actually applaud? You actually applaud. But the fact is,
08:11the fast bowler has been rubbing the ball here. And what has that done to his pants?
08:19It's all red, a huge red patch, a huge red mark is now visible here.
08:25Do you see how dirty he looks? The fact is, there is value inside. When there is value inside,
08:33the fellow does not care too much for whether there is this, that.
08:38I didn't deliberately want it to be unclean. When I stepped on the ground, I was all
08:45clean. But now that it has become unclean, what can I do?
08:50Not that I deliberately want to appear unkempt and shabby and unclean. But if it has become
08:56dirty, so be it. My real value is not in my clothes, not in my looks, not in my makeup.
09:04So try to have real value in life. And then the misplaced emphasis on looks, etc. will be no more.
09:15By that I am not meaning that you should target looking dirty and unclean.
09:24Please don't do that. Even that can become a trick of the ego.
09:28You can become deliberately unclean and tear your t-shirt and have soil on your face
09:36and tell others, you know what, you know why I look this way?
09:41Because I have value and you look clean.
09:47You look clean because you don't have value inside. Don't start doing that.