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When your meditation teacher pushes you toward advanced practices that feel overwhelming

I have been meditating daily for two years and my teacher says I am ready for deeper practices but every time I try them I feel like I am losing my mind and I do not know if this is breakthrough or breakdown

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The student faces the liminal terror between spiritual breakthrough and psychological fragmentation without clear guidance on discernment.

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