You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Can't Consciousness: And It's Antidote (Heroic +1 #1,517)
May 17, 2023
A dive into Yogananda's teachings about overcoming 'I can't' with the simple antidote 'I can'. Exploration of how 'I can but I won't' reveals mental laziness and the need for resolute action. Discussion of fear and laziness as limiting forces and the power of starting to act. A closing affirmation to replace doubt with conviction: 'I can and I will.'
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I Can't Is A Self-Imposed Demon
- The mind and words create decrees that lock you into limits like I can't.
- Yogananda warns that saying I can't hands your power to a demon that blocks achievement and must be destroyed with I can.
Use I Can As A Daily Antidote
- Replace the paralyzing thought I can't with the affirmation I can and reinforce it with willpower.
- Mentally believe I can, repeat it often, and energize that belief by acting on it through persistent work.
I Won't Is Mental Laziness Not Rest
- Mental laziness — saying I can but I won't — is deemed the worst sin against progress.
- Brian Johnson cites Steiner: fear and laziness are primary limits, summarized as I can't and I won't.
