The Cosmic Joke, with Kenneth Folk
Deconstructing Yourself
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Lights Out No More Consciousness
In so many traditions, this condition is revered, whereas actually you're kind of just falling asleep. I think it's a tremendous joke on all of us that that is the case. A friend of mine does it as a sort of dorsal dive during yoga, where he can go into complete blackout for moments during yoga. He's having actual sensations while he's doing big ones in his practice. And he's like, you know, it's not really that different than falling asleep or passing out. It's pretty cool because you have all you have these contemplative traditions revearing this state. And yet, it's as mundane as falling asleep.
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