If you are absolutely sure of something, there is an absolute need to enquire

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Questioner (Q): What is meant by dropping the doer?

Acharya Prashant (AP): Dropping the doer means not supporting the doer. The doer is a helpless, powerless, parasitic being. The doer can survive only as long as somebody…

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