SELF AWARENESS-ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE
Ancient spiritual teachers and enlightened spirits have ordained that to know the self is the ultimate goal of one's life. Lord Mahavir said, "One who knows one (self), knows everything else." "One who is awake or aware of the self is the real saint (Muni) and the one who is not awake is not a saint (Amuni." Socrates and Jesus Christ also said, "Know Thyself." This also means to know and to be aware of the self. Maharshi Patanjali of Yoga fame says, "To be in oneself is 'Kaivalya', the highest gnana (wisdom)." Lord Buddha said, "To end the suffering,...