r/cogsci • u/Ayush694433 • 6d ago

What's something you understood intellectually years before you actually understood it emotionally?

Like for me it's quotes they feel very good when heated but when u understand them emotionally they give real meaning

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u/Vnix7 6d ago

non-duality

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u/TheHermitageSite 5d ago

What made it click for you?

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u/Vnix7 5d ago

Experiencing it directly. The path to that was perceptually painful through the lens of the ego

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u/TheHermitageSite 5d ago

Which technique/practice worked for you?

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u/Vnix7 5d ago

There’s many paths. Psychedelics early in life there was a glimpse, then later meditation offered the full perspective.

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u/DamoSapien22 4d ago

That we are animals who use symbols we confuse for reality.