Our problems, our solutions

If we are hungry, we have to take food. Others taking food won't help us.

If we fall sick, we have to take medicine. Others can guide us on the medicine but they taking the medicine won't help us.

Similarly, only we can tear away the veil of ignorance from knowing the truth. Others can guide us on the path but finally, our search for the truth is our own.

The start is observing our own mind. Only we can observe our own mind; others can't do it for us.

Source:

Chandrasekhara Bharathi's commentary on Adi Sankara's Vivekachudamani