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How to Emerge From Ego Death Into Bliss
As you spiral, you must replace confusion with joy
Many of my readers have experienced the spiritual journey known as ego death. It’s when you lose all basis for your identity, interest in the world around you, and you feel like you’re spiraling without anything to anchor you as a person. You’d think it would be a wonderful experience, but it can be dark. However, there is a way to survive it and allow it to transform your life.
Ego death is the sought-after “non-attachment” that Buddhists speak of. The problem for most people in the modern, materialistic world is that preserving a feeling of non-attachment is a feat that requires incredible strength. If we were surrounded by Buddhist monks in a monastery, perhaps it wouldn’t be so difficult to live a life of purity.
Instead of experiencing happiness that enlightenment is within reach, many of us are left feeling uncomfortable during this process. We don’t know who we are or how to operate in the world anymore. This is a scary place to be.
We must emerge from the process of ego death with something to show for it. Instead of feeling sad or out of touch, there is an opportunity to elevate ourselves. We have a choice. Option 1: We can feel so estranged that we inevitably return to an attachment to the outside world and…
