My spiritual experiences coincided with a brief manic period (trigged by a very stressful 2 years), which went away but has left me wondering how people manage to keep their reasoning/epistemic powers strong while pursuing spiritual paths.
I definitely noticed that after the period was over, I had over-active pattern matching which has slowly (but not fully) gone away. I'm back to performing at at high level at work etc but I do think my mind still does overindex on stuff sometimes, which I don't let affect my decision making.
I'm wondering if you have any advice on bringing the mind/perceptual abilities back into full balance? I mostly pray a lot, have good discipline in my habits, and do some astrological charity/prayers.
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My spiritual experiences coincided with a brief manic period (trigged by a very stressful 2 years), which went away but has left me wondering how people manage to keep their reasoning/epistemic powers strong while pursuing spiritual paths.
I definitely noticed that after the period was over, I had over-active pattern matching which has slowly (but not fully) gone away. I'm back to performing at at high level at work etc but I do think my mind still does overindex on stuff sometimes, which I don't let affect my decision making.
I'm wondering if you have any advice on bringing the mind/perceptual abilities back into full balance? I mostly pray a lot, have good discipline in my habits, and do some astrological charity/prayers.