TAKE A PERSONAL INVENTORY - WHO ARE YOU REALLY? WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?

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Always scrutinize your own shortcomings.
Be your own teacher; keep a strict check on yourself.
That is sufficient! - Tulku Urgyen

People often make get a regular physical examination from a health care provider. Buddhism asks us to something similar but instead of a physical, we're challenged to do a personal self examination. Here are the types of questions to ask yourself in order to to a proper self examination:

• How am I using my time?
  
  
• Who are my spiritual friends?
• Where do I place my energies?
• Who can help me develop more wisdom?
• Have I made meditation a regular part of my life?
• How can I deepen compassion and lovingkindness?
• What are the best ways to use my experience and talents?
• Which individuals inspire me to be a better version of myself?

Do this type of self examination from time to time. Engaging in this practice will keep you more focused and enhance your spiritual evolution. Remember also, that honesty is a crucial element whenever you step back and look inward.