Ego death

[Max Headroom]

I've only experienced ego death once, 3 years ago on DXM, and I don't remember what it felt like. I just want to be inwardly focused in an intense meditation session. I think green tea fasting is a good idea but idk

[Dionysus]

It pisses me off when people throw around the word ego death as if it means anything. Temporary ego suspension might be a better term, but even then it is just another perception. Believe it or not, people tend to do better when they work to strengthen their ego into a fine work of art rather than (pretending) to toss it off because they can't stand the oppression of their own terminal mediocrity (see obbe)

[RisiR]

My ego is so big that Adolf Hitler could build a tower that represents his penis, climb up said megastructure and fly a kite there.

[Obbe]

It pisses me off when people throw around the word ego death as if it means anything. Temporary ego suspension might be a better term, but even then it is just another perception. Believe it or not, people tend to do better when they work to strengthen their ego into a fine work of art rather than (pretending) to toss it off because they can't stand the oppression of their own terminal mediocrity (see obbe)

You don't really know anything about me.

[Dionysus]

It pisses me off when people throw around the word ego death as if it means anything. Temporary ego suspension might be a better term, but even then it is just another perception. Believe it or not, people tend to do better when they work to strengthen their ego into a fine work of art rather than (pretending) to toss it off because they can't stand the oppression of their own terminal mediocrity (see obbe)

You don't really know anything about me.

After years of reading post after post detailing your belief's, values and insights, I can safely make some general extrapolations as to what kind of person you are. You probably see yourself as some kind of zen gadfly, but your life outside of your metaphysical dabbling is profoundly average, except for a higher than usual consumption of psychedelic drugs. If it ended with that, it would be great. Do what you want, live how you want.

Since however you have pretensions to being some kind of half assed, youtube fed Bodhisattva, I think it is important for the sake of cosmic balance to contrast your profoundly nothing bullshit with some leveled contextualization. Don't take it personally though, I am sure that without that profound sounding mush-metaphysics to prop up your supposed non-ego, you would deflate like a balloon filled with hot air.

[Obbe]

Nope.  I guess you're not very perceptive.

[Dionysus]

Kay

[Xlite]

I agree with dino guy.

[Vulture]

I've only experienced ego death once,

and I don't remember what it felt like.

[Zanick]

Try meditating a lot, that helped when I did it last. It's easier to do a lot of drugs, but the pain in doing it sober will hurt you more and stay with you longer.

[Max Headroom]

Try meditating a lot, that helped when I did it last. It's easier to do a lot of drugs, but the pain in doing it sober will hurt you more and stay with you longer.

Eh, when I'm sober I get extremely suicidal, not depressed, anhedonic. The feeling of emptiness of being sober is less painful in a way than the feeling of dimensions, layers and colors from being jaded 24/7

[Rizzo in a box]

It pisses me off when people throw around the word ego death as if it means anything. Temporary ego suspension might be a better term, but even then it is just another perception. Believe it or not, people tend to do better when they work to strengthen their ego into a fine work of art rather than (pretending) to toss it off because they can't stand the oppression of their own terminal mediocrity (see obbe)

I hate to see people toss around any word or phrase like it means anything. In some cases, yes it can be a temporary suspension or transcendence, in some cases you are truly left without any fucking ego at all and left to do what Thou Will.

Ego Death is nothing to fucking sneer at. Indeed, "Ego death" is the only true Death at all.

Personally I have never been oppressed by mediocrity (except in the sense I might have feared I could succumb to it), only the extremes of incredible stupidity and pure white brilliance. I am not a man for settling in the middle, my moderation is a head-on battle of extremes, not some compromise...

Death to the ego! Long live the ego!

when I'm sober I get extremely suicidal, not depressed, anhedonic. The feeling of emptiness of being sober is less painful in a way than the feeling of dimensions, layers and colors from being jaded 24/7

Hahahahahaha. I have been more sober than I have ever been in my life and I am so the opposite of any of that. Most of my drug use the past few years has been an attempt to calm myself the fuck down. Well, no more of that. I'm ready to fucking BURN.

[Rook]

When people say Ego death, I always get the idea in my head of someone being lobotomized. While I understand what people mean by breaking down the ego to live a more productive life, I still cant help to have a certain appreciation for passion.. even if it is sometimes wreckless, misguided, and.. even occasionally hurtful. It's the spice of life.

[Max Headroom]

ego death pinnacle

[Rook]

ego death pinnacle

 I didnt get it... maybe the whole episode is needed to understand the context.. did they kill their ego and then all the mopy stuff was the result or something?