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Yep. The corrupted person actually doesn't even think he is corrupt, which is why he is corrupt in the first place. Even though this is about the view of other people and not the corrupt person itself, I still think ego applies here. I think saying "power corrupts people" is much more palpable for the ego than saying "people are unknowingly corrupt". The second one is much more threatening to the ego. Or maybe I'm reading too deep into this.

Self-deception. It's easy to say you have good intentions when you don't have the capabilities to pursue bad intentions. People will go in with good intentions but the ego is perfectly capable of pursuing bad intentions under the guise of good intentions. That's what the ego has been doing since day 1. They tell themselves they won't do it but when the opportunity presents itself they do. But first, the ego has to come up with some sort of reason to justify it, or else they won't be able to do it without feeling guilty. Classic ego tactic. It's a classic trope, someone "innocent" gets power and then "becomes corrupt". It's just that the leap in power is too great and they are not responsible enough to handle it. The power does not corrupt them or anything like that, it's just that they were never developed enough to handle such a high level of responsibility. Saying you won't do something is different from saying you won't do something when you actually have the power to do that thing. The ego will slowly come up with reasons once you are actually presented with the opportunity and persuade you into doing it. "it's not that bad" "you deserve this power" etc. Power simply presents the opportunity for corruption and the ego takes it. There is nothing about power alone that is telling you to use it for evil. It's all ego. Something funny I just realized while writing this is the fact that people blame power for corruption when it is in fact ego. And you know what the ego loves to do? Blame things other than itself. Reminds me of the quote: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"

Power itself does not corrupt. It just creates more potential for corruption. You yourself have to already be corrupt for the power to be used in a corrupt way. This is why people can have a lot of power and still do good with it. It just depends on your level of development. When a corrupt person has no means of pursuing their corruption, they won't seem corrupt until they get enough power to do so.

Sadghuru only sleeps like 5-4 hours. He says its about eating the right food and being in tune with your body or something. So I think there might be some relation.

Most people unknowingly use LOA, for good or bad

@Mvrs Do you consider sleep paralysis and astral projection dreaming? If so, then yes it is identical or very similar to the waking state Normal dreams are similar but not as vivid as the waking state though. It is easy to mistake normal dreams for reality though. Sometimes I will have a memory of something and question if it was just something I saw in a dream or not. If you wanna get technical about it, there is a duality drawn here between "waking state" and "dream state". To me they are both very real in the absolute sense.

@electroBeam Great reply

Amazingly said

Maybe no-fap or some sort of dopamine detox

Maybe there isn't enough blue light coming in the morning to wake you up, which can cause you to oversleep and make you drowsy. Keep your curtains open to allow blue light in the morning, it will naturally wake you up. You'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes.

Well, in a certain sense it does, since you are the universe experiencing itself. But that is just an illusion at most. It's not like there are boundaries outside in the universe which decide "up and down" and "wrong and right". Those boundaries are created by your mind and then applied to the universe. "Up and down" are just pointers which are meant to try and describe the universe, that's it. What exactly would it look like for the "universe to perceive itself as up or down?"

"Up and down" is a thought Look at what it actually is You perceive the universe and then from that perception you create the differentiation of "up and down", which is completely relative You are projecting your thoughts onto reality and then mistaking it for reality

Intuition? He has talked about intuition

Yep COVID made this very obvious to me. No one knows wtf they're doing they're just controlled by their own fears. We're just chimps with technology.

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You gotta speak their language The Qu'ran had to describe heaven as "being with 72 virgins" lol If your approach is too harsh their ego will not tolerate it and go self-defense mode

Leo has 2 whole videos on this topic

Nothing pretending to be something is how I described it. The voice in your head is just a voice, nothing more nothing less. Why assume a magical "you" lurking behind it? It is a radical re-contextualization but everything is still the same. It has always been this way you just didn't realize it. I didn't feel insane, just more free or detached. There's no "you" behind anything. Everything is just exactly as it is, without the assumption of a mystical "you" behind any of it. Might feel like insanity because you literally kill your ego every time you become aware of this, so it must resist to protect itself.

LMAO I like how it implies Leo isn't human too

It is possible to oversleep which will make you feel tired and groggy. It's not as simple as "more sleep = more rested". What actually matters is your quality of sleep. Make sure you're getting good high quality sleep with a dark and cool room and no disturbing noises. I noticed something weird where if I sleep too early, at about 7-8pm, my quality of sleep would turn to shit and I would wake up too early. Also, make sure your curtains are open to allow blue light from outside in. The blue light that comes in the morning will naturally wake you up and regulate your sleep schedule. Drink water. Expose yourself to blue light. Also Wim Hof breathing is a nice boost of alertness if you want to do that.

Few tips: - White noise from a fan can have a significant effect on helping you sleep - Keep your room as dark as possible. Blue light from outside will help you wake up faster in the morning, so it is a good way to naturally regulate your sleep schedule. But, if your goal is to get into a deep sleep as fast as possible, you can close your curtains which will make the room darker and prevent any blue light from coming and waking you up in the morning. - It is better to have a cold room than a hot room, keep your room cool - Avoid caffeine and stimulants -Try to avoid blue light from computer screens, phones, and light bulbs. You can download blue light filters if you want. -Don't exercise or do any intense physical activity close to bed time Probably should download a blue-light filtering app

Yep. So many identities built around that. Lots of egos to be offended. But honestly it's very funny since in some answers it completely attacks God and insinuates that it probably doesn't exist lol. So you can sort of bypass it if you ask the right question.

The goal is to become aware of that without thoughts "Aware of being aware" is just another way of saying you should become aware of the fact that you (ego) do not exist Yes there is only awareness itself and it is only aware of itself, so it perpetuates itself. There is no "you" behind any of it. A "you" is not necessary for awareness to be. That is what is being pointed to.

Look at your direct experience. Bring your attention to what is in front of you. When a limiting belief pops by, you should realize that it is exactly that, just a belief. It is not reality. It is just a belief about reality. Actual reality is what is in front of you. So, separate the thought from reality. The mistake is believing your thoughts are reality. They're just thoughts.

@Matt23 I think it just scouts some opinion from the internet somewhere So in theory, someone somewhere wrote that answer and actually believes that stuff lol You can hit the try again button if you want a different answer. It gave me some good tips on social anxiety. It's very good at summarizing typical google results you would get.