When trust is belief, it will invite hurt. Live in understanding||Acharya Prashant, with youth(2013)

Question: Sir, once in a session we were told that there is no unconditional love. So, Sir is there any point of trust in any relationship? Can we trust in any relationship?

Speaker: Was it said that there is nothing called as unconditional love?

Listener: Sir, it was told that even parents don’t love unconditionally.

Speaker: Ahh! This means that what we see around is conditional love. But it was not said that there is nothing called as unconditional love. What is being said is that usually what you see around you is conditional love but was it said that there is no possibility of unconditional love? Is that what was said?

Listener: No.

Speaker: So there is a great difference. If you see disease all around you, that does not mean that there is no possibility of health. It only means that unfortunately we are living amongst people who are diseased, which is alright. Like that may be a case right now.

You said that how it is possible to trust anybody? If there is anything called as unconditional love, how is it possible to trust anybody? Why should you trust? What is the need of trusting? When I am saying something to you, do you need to trust me? Do you need to trust me? Or do you need do understand what I am saying? If you already trust me, will you ever understand what I am saying? You will say that he is a trustworthy person, it is alright. So what is the need to understand? Just accept. You will say that it is coming from my parents or it is coming from my religion, what is the reason to inquire? What is the need to inquire? Just accept. And in this blind acceptance, there can be no understanding. Are you getting it? You do not need to trust. What is trust?