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All true, but didn't those Buddhist monks who famously self-immolated themselves as a protest during the Vietnam War, do so under a self-induced hypnotic trance

All true, but didn't those Buddhist monks who famously self-immolated themselves as a protest during the Vietnam War, do so under a self-induced hypnotic trance, indicating that it's entirely possible to override our pain system?

perfmode 5y ago
you can override the pain, but it won’t stop the bleeding. if you wish to survive the dismemberment, you best recognize.