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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:00 pm
like you mentioned in your question. Just tame yourself. And honestly, people will try to justify themselves and say they can’t develop in some way, like most do: “Oh, I don’t live alone”, or “I don’t have money”, or “I live in a small town”, or “I’m too short”, or “I’m too old.” But that doesn’t work here. There are no limits based on culture, nationality, or age. It doesn’t matter if you have big ears or a big nose, how old you are, whether you’re rich or poor – it doesn’t matter. Any person can play this game of self-control. Learn self-control, and that’s a huge step in your development. That’s real growth. But as long as you’re still letting things in one ear and out the other, reacting on emotions – wanting this, not wanting that, getting angry or jealous, constantly fluctuating moods – you’re not my reader if you live like that. But if you’re at least 50/50 – sometimes lost in that old, past self, but other times calm, collected, seeing me and the book clearly – then you are my reader, but you’re still being tossed about because you’re not fully matured. Many of my readers are like that, occasionally drifting back into the old, but then touching this new self.
People who are still attached to the old world, who are still weak – they like being in that unconscious state, where everything is foggy. Only when they face trouble do they feel clarity and sobriety, like they’re looking at themselves from the outside. But for them, it’s just a momentary state. I live in that state all the time. That’s why I called it the “corridor.” Only in crises do people step out of the fog and into the here-and-now. But then they go back into the fog. I live in the “corridor” all the time. And people always lived in that fog, while I always lived in the “corridor.” And in truth, all people must eventually move into this “corridor.” No matter what – whether you’re playing tennis, working on a construction site, or on a date – you need to be in this state, like when you’re reading the book. You need to be in that state of being conscious, like you’re observing yourself and the person in front of you, seeing everything from the outside. That’s when you become the fully conscious superhuman. You’ll see that the other person is still in the fog, while you are clear, seeing it all from a distance, controlling everything. That’s clarity. So you need self-control. Start small, with self-discipline and self-control in your daily life. Organize everything around you. Be aware of every object you have and where it is. Why is it there? Do you like where it’s placed? Before you put on a shirt, look at its condition. Notice how much toothpaste is left in the tube. And like I said before, pay attention to whether you sleep on the left or right side of your bed. Be aware of every action you take and why. Recognize how you feel right now. Ask yourself: “Am I fully
People who are still attached to the old world, who are still weak – they like being in that unconscious state, where everything is foggy. Only when they face trouble do they feel clarity and sobriety, like they’re looking at themselves from the outside. But for them, it’s just a momentary state. I live in that state all the time. That’s why I called it the “corridor.” Only in crises do people step out of the fog and into the here-and-now. But then they go back into the fog. I live in the “corridor” all the time. And people always lived in that fog, while I always lived in the “corridor.” And in truth, all people must eventually move into this “corridor.” No matter what – whether you’re playing tennis, working on a construction site, or on a date – you need to be in this state, like when you’re reading the book. You need to be in that state of being conscious, like you’re observing yourself and the person in front of you, seeing everything from the outside. That’s when you become the fully conscious superhuman. You’ll see that the other person is still in the fog, while you are clear, seeing it all from a distance, controlling everything. That’s clarity. So you need self-control. Start small, with self-discipline and self-control in your daily life. Organize everything around you. Be aware of every object you have and where it is. Why is it there? Do you like where it’s placed? Before you put on a shirt, look at its condition. Notice how much toothpaste is left in the tube. And like I said before, pay attention to whether you sleep on the left or right side of your bed. Be aware of every action you take and why. Recognize how you feel right now. Ask yourself: “Am I fully