The practice of ego death as a deliberately sought "
mystical experience" in some ways overlaps, but is nevertheless distinct from, traditional teachings concerning
enlightenment/"
Nirvana" (in
Buddhism) or "
Moksha" (in
Hinduism), which might perhaps be better understood as transcendence of the notion that one even
has any actual, non-illusory "
ego"
with which to experience "death" in the first place. Sometimes the ego
death is triggered without the subject's desire. This can be a very
traumatic and psychologically damaging event for some, and should be
approached with caution.
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