When someone calls us ugly or dumb, it can feel as if our confidence has been taken away. But others are outsiders; they cannot know us as well as we can know ourselves. The trouble begins when we do not know ourselves, so we start looking at ourselves through others’ eyes. Self-knowledge here simply means being honest with ourselves about where our likes, fears and desires come from. What would change if we looked at ourselves directly, and not through others’ opinions?
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Questioner: Sir, some people seek acceptance a lot. It’s just a statement, it’s just the truth. It’s not even a question. It’s just the truth, that people can do anything for acceptance. What’s your thought upon that?
Acharya Prashant: Now I’ll try to do justice to the question. Yes, beta, what’s your name?
Questioner: Poornima.
Acharya Prashant: Poornima. Yes, you are very right. Most people go to any lengths to get accepted by others. Why do you think that happens?
Questioner: I think that happens because a lot of people judge others for being themselves. So they want to seek acceptance so people can like them.
