This is also the meaning behind the famous inscription on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: “Know thyself.” It is not about knowing your strengths and weaknesses, which are just aspects of the personality of the physical self you think yourself to be. It is about knowing the true divine essence within yourself that brings true happiness and fulfillment. And this fulfillment can’t be found in rearranging life’s circumstances to meet your desires because if you’re not connected to the true joy within, then changing the circumstances of life is like changing the furniture in a burning house. Sure,
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