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Self-inquiry is the simple and direct process of looking into the true nature of our Being, as exhorted by the ancient dictum ‘Know Thyself.’ It is simple and direct because we are not trying to learn a new skill, or acquire a new set of knowledge or talent etc. We are only looking at what already is, to discover the essence of our true self… The True Seeker 1. The wise man knows the Self, And he plays the game of life. But the fool lives in the world Like a beast of burden. 2. The true seeker feels no elation, Even in that exalted state Which Indra and all the gods Unhappily long for. 3. He understands the nature of things. His heart is not smudged By right or… THE DILEMMA What is the difference between the divine and the Worldly, the spiritual and the material? Is there a difference? Is there a difference between being spiritual and being in the World? There is a tendency for us to separate the two. That is a gross error. There is no difference between the spiritual and the material when we look at it from the…
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Wisdom from The Heart of Awareness
Worldliness vs. Spirituality