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When desert meditation feels like ego death

My meditation teacher says to sit with the desert heat instead of fighting it but when I try I just feel like I'm going to dissolve completely.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Surrendering to harsh conditions requires discernment between healthy dissolution and psychological fragmentation.

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“Where Are You with Deserts and arid landscapes?”

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