The fellow’s name was Marthand. ‘Marthand’ means the son. Marthand Kumar became Martin Hawk. We think of this as some kind of a passing fad. No, it is not a passing fad; it points towards something deeper. The fellow is ashamed of his identity. He wants to wear a totally different persona, which is bound to happen because he does not know his identity.
The identity of India, the root of the Indian nation, is essentially spiritual. Devoid Indians of spirituality, and they will remain Indians only in name.
This article has been created by volunteers of the PrashantAdvait Foundation from transcriptions of sessions by Acharya Prashant
