Can we ever truly overcome our upbringing the imprinting done at such an early age?

Question

I am 48 and still am finding things to deal with that I learned very very early on in my life.

Answer 1

What to speak of our past lives. They are all imprinted within the amigdala in our brains and subconscius. That is what maks up who we are today. But this is all an illusion. FOr example.-
We are not this material body, IE; Race, color, nationality, Religion, mind, intellect, senses, job, etc. We are all eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We never die, only this mortal body dies.
This material world is not our real home, it is called Maya (illusion) and is temporary and full of misery, only one fourth of the souls come here, and the rest are enjoying blissful eternal loving relationships with our Maker named above. We fell here due to envying Gods position. He made the material world for those who want to try to live separately from Him (Which is impossible because He is actually everywhere). After many lifetimes of trying to be happy in this temporary world one becomes frustrated and board and begins to question their existence. We then seek out real happiness, and when one becomes sincere God reveals how to come back Home. Those who are intelligent, take up the process of self realization (Bhakti Yoga) which begins with the chanting of the Maha Mantra (the great mantra for deliverance from all suffering and illusion), which gives one real peace, happiness and reality. Then at the end of life they can give up all material attachments and fully surrender to God and return to the eternal Kingdom, where there is no more birth, death, old age, or disease and be eternally happy. This is the best way to do it.
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Answer 2

Definitely.

Psychoanalystic and behaviorist theory are the prevalent forms of psychology known to the common person and those are based largely on imprinting and things you can not really un-train (behaviorists would say otherwise, but phobias are a common thing that people believe you cannot get over).

Personality change is very challenging, and takes quite a bit of reflection, effort, self-control, etc. but it is possible at any age, so do not slow down for a second.

Answer 3

we can learn to control them.... change them.... well that's a different story.. and usually the answer is no (but like all things there are exceptions) Best thing we can do is control them so as not to pass them on to the next generation.

Answer 4

Yes you can. Just look at how different people act when they get money