One of the oldest, most well-worn maxims is know thyself. A repeated and central theme of the teachings of Socrates, the inscription “know thyself” was inscribed the entrance the Temple of Apollo, ...

Growth in life and career starts with self-knowledge. Socrates was once asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘Know yourself.’ The phrase, “Know thyself, ...

"Know thyself" was the first of the Delphic maxims inscribed at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, ancient Greece. But this piece of wisdom and advice may date back even further than 2000 odd years, with ...

The article emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, achieved through a self-consistent approach and validated by external observations. It mentions examples like Gautam Buddha and MK Gandhi, ...

Mindfulness — paying attention to one's current experience in a non-judgmental way — might help us to learn more about our own personalities, according to a new article published in the March 2013 ...

Margaret Andrews offers a route to the self-understanding that can help make leaders more successful. There is a temptation to believe that — for all the talk of the need for authenticity and empathy ...

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Bhagvad Gita says that those who do not possess self-knowledge are ever doubtful. Doubts, if not cleared, lead to sansayatma vinashyati, self-destruction. Self-knowledge is knowledge that you create ...