The essence of ignorance/ pain/ misery/ suffering is that you believe yourself to be something that you are not. This is the essence of the chattering mind
Additional information/ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYMt6ySMOeY (Midnights with the Mystic: Conversations between Sadhguru and Cheryl Simone) (1:44:50)
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