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Question
“Be lamps unto yourselves as all of you must work out your own liberation.” Identify the essence of the words of Buddha from the options given below.
Options
One should connect to the inner being.
One should live the life of a brahmacharya.
One should focus on and express feelings.
One should spread religion everywhere.
Solution
One should connect to the inner being.
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