Kaizen Asiedu

so that's why changing mind is so hard because it feels ego threatening and only when you get touched with a sense of self that is prior to any ego identification like the real you or you call the highest self authentic self your god self whatever you want to call it can you create enough distance between you and your ego to be willing to change your ego or abandon your ego temporarily

so that's why changing mind is so hard because it feels ego threatening and only when you get touched with a sense of self that is prior to any ego identification like the real you or you call the highest self authentic self your god self whatever you want to call it can you create enough distance between you and your ego to be willing to change your ego or abandon your ego temporarily

Now, I'm not sitting here saying I've abandoned my ego entirely. I'm not sure that I really believe in this idea of total ego death. But I at least have enough space between me and my ego to not feel so attached to changing the beliefs of the ego. Because I recognize that's not actually me. It's, you know, you think about the term person, right? Persona comes from the Greek persona.

Now, I'm not sitting here saying I've abandoned my ego entirely. I'm not sure that I really believe in this idea of total ego death. But I at least have enough space between me and my ego to not feel so attached to changing the beliefs of the ego. Because I recognize that's not actually me. It's, you know, you think about the term person, right? Persona comes from the Greek persona.

Now, I'm not sitting here saying I've abandoned my ego entirely. I'm not sure that I really believe in this idea of total ego death. But I at least have enough space between me and my ego to not feel so attached to changing the beliefs of the ego. Because I recognize that's not actually me. It's, you know, you think about the term person, right? Persona comes from the Greek persona.

a Greek root, which means mask. So persona in Greek, that's mask. So it's just a mask. It's not you. It's a socially constructed identity. And the mask can change. But you, you want to call it your soul or your true self, you're there. And there's no, none of your beliefs can change your fundamental value. But in practice, that's harder, right?

a Greek root, which means mask. So persona in Greek, that's mask. So it's just a mask. It's not you. It's a socially constructed identity. And the mask can change. But you, you want to call it your soul or your true self, you're there. And there's no, none of your beliefs can change your fundamental value. But in practice, that's harder, right?

a Greek root, which means mask. So persona in Greek, that's mask. So it's just a mask. It's not you. It's a socially constructed identity. And the mask can change. But you, you want to call it your soul or your true self, you're there. And there's no, none of your beliefs can change your fundamental value. But in practice, that's harder, right?

Because it requires courage to be yourself because being yourself means being rejected by other selves, right? And that can be really hard, right? Because we live in relation to other people. Like, I'm not going to sit here and say, you know, don't give an F about anyone else's opinions. Like, of course you're going to give it, you know, you're going to care about other people's opinions.

Because it requires courage to be yourself because being yourself means being rejected by other selves, right? And that can be really hard, right? Because we live in relation to other people. Like, I'm not going to sit here and say, you know, don't give an F about anyone else's opinions. Like, of course you're going to give it, you know, you're going to care about other people's opinions.

Because it requires courage to be yourself because being yourself means being rejected by other selves, right? And that can be really hard, right? Because we live in relation to other people. Like, I'm not going to sit here and say, you know, don't give an F about anyone else's opinions. Like, of course you're going to give it, you know, you're going to care about other people's opinions.

But the goal, and again, I think plant medicine helps with this, is to just... get in touch with the real you that is prior to any identification with groups or beliefs and recognize that that you is going to be there no matter what. And you can fall back to that without having to be wrapped up in this more contingent you that is the ego.

But the goal, and again, I think plant medicine helps with this, is to just... get in touch with the real you that is prior to any identification with groups or beliefs and recognize that that you is going to be there no matter what. And you can fall back to that without having to be wrapped up in this more contingent you that is the ego.

But the goal, and again, I think plant medicine helps with this, is to just... get in touch with the real you that is prior to any identification with groups or beliefs and recognize that that you is going to be there no matter what. And you can fall back to that without having to be wrapped up in this more contingent you that is the ego.

Yeah. So I studied philosophy in college and it's kind of funny thinking my role now. It's like now it's coming back because for years I didn't really use it. It's like I studied philosophy and then I graduated working video games. Like where's the philosophical part? I wasn't a very good student. I spent a lot of time playing video games in school.

Yeah. So I studied philosophy in college and it's kind of funny thinking my role now. It's like now it's coming back because for years I didn't really use it. It's like I studied philosophy and then I graduated working video games. Like where's the philosophical part? I wasn't a very good student. I spent a lot of time playing video games in school.

Yeah. So I studied philosophy in college and it's kind of funny thinking my role now. It's like now it's coming back because for years I didn't really use it. It's like I studied philosophy and then I graduated working video games. Like where's the philosophical part? I wasn't a very good student. I spent a lot of time playing video games in school.

But in the few philosophy classes that I went to, one of the philosophers I really resonated with was Kant, which is like not that special. And a lot of people resonate with Kant. But one of the things that made Kant so brilliant was this idea of the categorical imperative, which is don't treat people as means, treat people as ends, right?

But in the few philosophy classes that I went to, one of the philosophers I really resonated with was Kant, which is like not that special. And a lot of people resonate with Kant. But one of the things that made Kant so brilliant was this idea of the categorical imperative, which is don't treat people as means, treat people as ends, right?

But in the few philosophy classes that I went to, one of the philosophers I really resonated with was Kant, which is like not that special. And a lot of people resonate with Kant. But one of the things that made Kant so brilliant was this idea of the categorical imperative, which is don't treat people as means, treat people as ends, right?