We live in a world where every empty moment is quickly occupied. While waiting for an elevator, standing in a queue, or sitting alone for a few minutes, our instinct is often to reach for a phone. Silence has become uncomfortable. Stillness feels unproductive. Boredom is treated as something to be avoided. Yet perhaps our discomfort with silence reveals something important. We have learned how to remain constantly engaged with the world around us, but not necessarily with the world within us. Long before modern science explored the origins of the universe and psychology systematically studied human behavior and cognition, our seers developed profound frameworks for understanding existence, consciousness, and the nature of the self. Their inquiry was not directed merely towards understanding the external world. It was equally concerned with understanding the one who experiences it. The ancient Greek maxim, “Know Thyself,” points towards this timeless quest. It is not merely an invit...