आत्मबोध साहित्योत्सव

Question: Acharya Ji, pranaam. We have seen movements led by great teachers like Kabir Sahib against numerous social issues like untouchability, caste system etc. Also, there have been many, like Guru Gobind Ji who fought battle against invaders in the epics. We have Pandavas against Kauravas in Mahabharat, Lord Krishna against Kans and Sri Rama against Ravana. So, what exactly, or who exactly, is the Ravana or Kans of this age, this century? Against whom we must constantly fight in the external world? Acharya Prashant: Good question, Sandeep. Sandeep, the enemies in the outer world where easier to identify until now. But today, we are standing at a very unique point in history. Until today, the enemy used to be a person, a group, a system, an army that would oppress the commoners. So, it was a spottable, identifiable enemy. There would be a few who would be the exploiters and the masses would be at the receiving end. Today the situation is very different. Man has conquered the ext...