Spirituality
Meditation & Sadhana
Do not fear being alone.
His understanding of practice keeps its distance from crowds. Solitude for him is not punishment — it is the one place where a person comes face to face with the fear, greed, ego and anger sitting inside.
The book's very first section is given to exactly this — “The Enemy Within”. Six chapters, six inner adversaries: fear, greed, ego, anger, envy and the dread of being alone.
His point is plain — shouting a revolutionary slogan before a crowd is easy; telling the truth before a mirror is not.
The most dangerous slavery is an idea we take to be our own — one that has stopped us from thinking. That prison has no visible bars, and the prisoner is its own guard.
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