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Haven't the Buddhists who invented it, always been aware that you can have bad trips? I recall reading a koan along the lines of: "Master, I see hell, demons t

• faitswulff 12y ago
  They do mention the Buddhist perspective in the article and quote from / link to a blog post by Shinzen Young: > Within the Buddhist tradition, [this] is sometimes referred to as 'falling into the Pit of the Void.' It entails an authentic and irreversible insight into Emptiness and No Self. Instead of being empowering and fulfilling … it turns into the opposite. In a sense, it's Enlightenment's Evil Twin. This is serious but still manageable through intensive … guidance under a competent teacher. In some cases, it takes months or even years to fully metabolize, but in my experience the results are almost always highly positive. He goes on to add: > If we don't describe the possibility of Dark Night, then we leave people without a context should it occur. On the other hand, if we do discuss it, people get scared and assume it's going to happen to them, even if we point out (as I just did), that it's relatively infrequent. So the take-home message is: > 1. Don't worry, it's probably not going to happen to you. > 2. Even if it does, that's not necessarily a problem. The post is worth reading in its entirety. It also mentions software that "simulates an intricate tailored meditation [for] you." http://shinzenyoung.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html http://shinzenyoung.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html