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Originally Posted by lofty rhino

And paradigm shifts.

Is it possible to be entirely aware and comfortable with who you are, and the decisions that you make as a sentient being through adequate contemplation?

This is the only way to do it.

Originally Posted by lofty rhino

And paradigm shifts.Is it possible to challenge your own paradigms and mental patterns by yourself?

Irrelevent, we don't exist in a bubble. Even a person who lives in solitude in the woods interacts with what's in the woods, probably reads, uses tools that they got from someone, etc. But yes, I think that the woods-dweller can experience a paradigm shift.