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Re:When Buddhism Goes Bad – How My Mindfulness Practice Led ... by lend000 on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:47PM (#34890461)
I haven't quite achieved an ego death yet through meditation, but reading through a fair amount of psychedelic journeys suggests that eliminating the ego, while perhaps useful and enlightening in moderation, sort of defeats the point of living a life in this world. If the world really does exist simply to provide experiential distraction from the existential dread of being an absolute consciousness in the void (which is a big if), why be in such a rush to get back into that base state? Go experience all the wonders of the world, take risks, spread positivity.
Re:When Buddhism Goes Bad – How My Mindfulness Practice Led ... by zozbot234 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:24AM (#34893804)
No-self is not really about eliminating the ego, it's about eliminating the craving for an ego. These two are not the same; in fact, the latter seems to be harder. It's why so many meditators anecdotally get stuck in their "Dark Night". I don't know what psychedelic "ego death" does exactly, but I'm skeptical that it addresses craving.
Re:When Buddhism Goes Bad – How My Mindfulness Practice Led ... by mettamage on Friday February 24, 2023 @09:34PM (#34933239)
There might be some overlap as psilocybin can be used to treat addiction. There’s a recent John Oliver episode on it