Ch-1.02
Performing inception on self via marinating on ideas
contd from ch-1.01:
Here is how I am going to change my beliefs and identity:
Insight gathered ->
Write in my own words: the interpretation without worrying about the accuracy & decide action items based on my context ->
Marinate on ideas in my free time (i can also discuss them in various forums be it with friends or LLMs etc): with this either I can return to rewriting the ideas or I can move further to ->
Inception through change in beliefs and identity where I can use the power of affirmations to cause change and revisit the ideas in a practical way that changes my beliefs about myself, the world and everything else in a positive & constructive way ->
ACTION, here I am looking at a short term change that i can apply the idea in my context to my situation in the next 2 days. This small experiment will further reinforce the inception!
An example:
From Katho-Upanishad: There are 3 nachiket-agni that are at a transition for a human being to go into 4 different ashrams. This change causes the aatman (soul) to move nearer to moksha.
This leads me to believe that right now and for a few more months, I am going to be in brahmacharya-ashram...so my main goal during this type of life stage is to keep learning, keep improving and find ways to become more independent. Right now I am not responsible for other human beings in a worldly sense and that gives me the freedom to learn and earn my mettle in a way that I want. Let this be an opportunity to move forthright ahead before my entrance into grahasth-ashram.
Belief that I am changing is that for the next few months, I am imbibing life long habits and practices into my life that will not only effect me in this janam (life) but also in the next and subsequent lives. It is imperative that I think long term and apply long term.
For the next few days, my goal is to think about not only the next ashram by passing the nachiket-agni but also the subsequent agnis and time after my life ends- whether by achieving moksh or by entering the circle again through any life form.
In essence, think and be long term. Really long term.