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Myth of self-improvement || Acharya Prashant (2018)
Acharya Prashant
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Prakriti
Witnessing
Self-improvement
Ego
Observation
Identification
Detachment
Self-deception
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that doubting one's abilities is natural because no worldly ability can ever be perfect. He clarifies that activities like walking, talking, and thinking belong to the worldly plane where everything is limited, transient, and bounded. Expecting perfection in this realm only leads to guilt and frustration. He emphasizes that the act of seeing or observing is more important than what is being seen. One must observe without expectation, motivation, or the demand for pleasant facts. If one evaluates or reacts to what is observed, the process of true observation is lost. He distinguishes between a moral mind, which compares facts to ideal standards, and true witnessing, which requires being behind all identifications.