I used to practice yoga and meditation with a goal of transcending my own ego. I largely stopped because it felt like I was forcing it, and I felt that particul

I used to practice yoga and meditation with a goal of transcending my own ego. I largely stopped because it felt like I was forcing it, and I felt that particular kind of self-discipline wasn't the right way for me. This study (if it has any validity) reinforces that thinking from a different angle. Maybe yoga and meditation are just outward signs of the natural enlightenment process, and using them as tools to pursue enlightenment is simply cargo cultism. Or maybe that's just my ego justifying itself...