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Observing oneself || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Observation
Maya
Lila
Conditioning
Spiritual Inquiry
Self-deception
Understanding
Silence
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that observing one's own actions should be done without labeling them with adjectives like 'stupid,' as such labels create resistance and humiliation. Instead, one should observe silently, viewing the mind's antics as 'Lila' or play. He emphasizes that being fed up with the world means recognizing the futility of systems, institutions, and relationships that promise deliverance but cannot provide it. He questions why people remain in self-inflicted slavery and continue to deceive themselves despite the obvious facts of their daily suffering.