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If not for your own sake, then work for others || Acharya Prashant (2019)
Acharya Prashant
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6 years ago
Suffering
Ego
Compassion
Self-neglect
Liberation
Love
Self-centeredness
Non-duality
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a seeker from Finland who feels trapped in a cycle of suffering, numbness, and cynicism, unable to find authenticity or right action. He explains that focusing solely on one's own suffering can lead to a state of self-neglect, which is just another form of ego. While self-centeredness is a common expression of ego, self-neglect is a more subtle version that avoids the truth by refusing to care for oneself. He suggests that if personal suffering does not motivate a person toward liberation, they should look toward the suffering of others as a panacea.