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When spiritual teachings threaten your sense of identity

My meditation teacher says the self is an illusion but I'm terrified of what that means for everything I think I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dissolution of ego promised by wisdom traditions can feel like annihilation rather than liberation.

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