Awakening with the Acharya

The organisation that helped Dr Anupam Chatterjee turn over a new leaf in his life was PrashantAdvait Foundation, founded by Acharya Prashant, who bid goodbye to corporate life with the aim to create a new humanity through intelligent spirituality. As the world is suffering from materialism and a lack of a bigger purpose in life, the foundation’s vision is to make people understand how our minds are conditioned by others.

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Ten years ago, when I was in college, I always felt there was something incomplete. I would not socialize easily and was labeled as a misfit. As a result, I used to feel lonely and was looking for something more in life. Upon my family’s suggestion, I tried various meditation techniques. But all this would only give me only temporary relief. A lot of my effort, time, and money were spent in doing this but no visible change could be seen. Then one day, as I was browsing on YouTube, I came across a video of Acharya Prashant on loneliness. I felt an instant connection and watched at least a dozen of his videos at a stretch. Here was someone who was brutally honest in his approach. He wasn’t speaking to impress the audience or sugar-coating his words. Instead, he seemed to be speaking from his personal experience. Intrigued, I found out more about him and his organisation on their website and made up my mind to attend the sessions personally. Little did I know at that time that magic was in store for me. It was pure grace! From corporate life to spreading consciousness Prashant Tripathi, known as Acharya Prashant, fondly called by all of us as Acharyaji, is the founder of the PrashantAdvait Foundation (PAF). He is a spiritual teacher (perhaps the most contemporary representative of all the spiritual traditions of the world) rooted in Advaita Vedanta and breathtakingly original. Leaving the corporate life behind when he was just 28 years old, he founded Advait LifeEducation for the ‘creation of a new humanity through Intelligent Spirituality.’ Two years later, Acharyaji started speaking in his ShabdYoga Sessions—Samvaad or clarity sessions. These were in the form of open discussions, essentially pure Satsang. This was the time when I got associated with Acharya