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Can you learn about yourself totally independently from others?

Can you learn about yourself totally independently from others?

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K School Discussion 4 Brockwood Park, England
May 28, 1978

Why do we give so much importance to things outside of us and why don’t we also give importance to learning about ourselves?

Do we know ourselves?

What is it that most of us want, young or old?

Why do we divide the inner and the outer?

Can we reject what others have said about us, and being free of their knowledge, inquire into ourselves?

The essence of religion is the abandonment of the self.

Can one learn about oneself?

Does learning about myself mean acquiring knowledge about myself?

A new civilisation can only come into being when there is real religious spirit.

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