There are two of you. You must know which one is being addressed.

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

Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you truly love.

~ Rumi

Acharya Prashant (AP): Another verse by Rumi which is susceptible to deep misinterpretation.

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you truly love.”

Focus on three words.

What is ‘yourself’?

“By the strong pull of what you truly love.” What is this ‘you’?

And thirdly, what is meant by ‘true love’?

The word ‘you’ comes twice. What is meant by the word ‘you’? What is meant by ‘yourself’, when it comes the first time? What is meant by ‘you’ when it comes the second time? And what is meant by ‘true love’? If these things are not clear, then one would really misinterpret these words, and harm himself and others.

The first ‘yourself’ refers to the ego. The first ‘yourself’ refers to the common, mortal ego. And ego is fragmented. Ego is a sum total of influences. It comes from here and there. It is not really you. But at the same time, the ego does not exist in a vacuum. The ego has an organic…