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Why extended fasting can feel like both liberation and dissolution

Day five of my first extended fast and I understand for the first time how much energy I spend thinking about my next meal and how much space that creates when those thoughts stop but I also feel like I am disappearing.

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The freedom found in transcending basic needs reveals both the spaciousness of unconditioned awareness and the terror of ego death.

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