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You have stated that qualities like viveka , vairagya , shatsampati , mumukshutvam are necessary for study of fundamental issues about our identity and existence. But in the real world, can’t these qualities make us complacent and unmotivated? Dissatisfaction and distress have often triggered off great discoveries and inventions—Sudhir Jain.

Yes, great discoveries and inventions have been triggered off by a lot of things including dissatisfaction. So nobody says `Don’t be dissatisfied’. You find yourself

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Some people, by their innate nature, live a very contented and balanced life even though they have not realised their true self as limitless awareness. They are happy with their role-playing, conceptual identity, and function very compassionately and diligently in the practical world, indulging in no evil deeds or thoughts. Could they also be thought of as karma-yogis although they lack the attitude of Ishwara arpanam and prasada buddhi? Are such people making a mistake for not striving to seek their true identity as the Gita teaches us? And what are the eventual implications of living out their life in such happy ignorance? – Sudhir Jain

Yes, some people are naturally centred, and this is because of the way they lived in their previous lives. If they try to gain self-knowledge,

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