I've come to the conclusion that the total destruction of sophisticated Asian ideas in the form of yoga, meditation and tantra by westernisation efforts and market capitalism just will not stand. I'm not sure what to do about this insight yet. People are really harming themselves
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Let me say this very clearly: the last stages of the approach towards enlightenment are lethally dangerous. People go mad, people die, people break in ways which ruin the remainder of their lives and stay just subclinical. Even with skilled instructors, this stuff is COMMONPLACE.
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in other words, the ego is made toast. one has to have a good support system (i.e. teacher, community), or have a very strong psychological constitution. that’s why i’m thankful to have a #hardcoredharma teacher who can navigate the terrain
https://youtu.be/9zIKQCwDXsA
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