Why the ancient philosophy of self-discovery is important?

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“Know thyself” was a maxim carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple.

Studying history, we notice that even ancient societies were engaged with the concept of knowing and understanding yourself. They wanted to take part in self-discovery and put light on who they really were. Day by day, century by century, people have tried to decode how our spiritual…