And @BuddhistGeeks.
That was a tad harsh, though. There have certainly been some "real" meditation teachers on batgap (some of whom also appeared on DU), and while I don't listen to batgap now, it did introduce me to some genuine teachers I might otherwise not have heard of.https://twitter.com/Kalieezchild/status/975571978764541953 …
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Not sure. I hear that all the time. My first breakthrough was at 13 and I know several friends who had similar experiences, including my 1st teacher, Dan Ingram. That just seems like a normal time to get interested in deeper questions for many folks.
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In a sense I can say mine was too, except the proximate result was about 12 years of hard atheism. It's not the presence of a spiritual event that's the red flag, it's the emphasizing of it as a sign of specialness.
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Gotcha, makes sense. I think you’re right. Sorry for jumping the gun on your post before fully groking your point.
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I'm glad you said what you did. It's very easy to slip into extremes, even when our intentions are moderate and well-meaning. Balance through open conversation is the only corrective mechanism for that.
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Ok, the pushing the specialness part is a red flag though. There’s nothing special about having an awakening in early teens. That really is fairly common. Making a story of specialness or agressively pushing that is suspect, because then it’s mostly about getting ego needs met.
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There probably are signs though. Not sure that’s a good example.
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Ah yes, the retroactive hagiography gambit. Every “divine” guru was born to it and enlightened out of the womb or as a very young child.
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