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Deep meditative practices, Fasting, Self Isolation, Sleep Deprivation. Nirvana? Or Psychosis?

The link between intense meditation, especially coupled with fasting, isolation and other self sacrifices (think Jesus in the desert, Mohammad, Buddha, …😉 and psychotic events (in some people with other predispositions , obviously) is well established nowadays, and yet, we don’t see many (any?) talking about the links. What if all the prophets really experienced was psychosis, caused by their own intense and severe practices? An

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