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Fantasy As Teacher By Switching the “I-maker!” - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 9 min

How reading fantasy can be a spiritual practice: getting lost in a story shifts identity into a character, revealing how Ahamkara, the I-maker, moves — the same shift deep meditation makes from left-brain to right-brain processes. Keeping the heart in wonder is framed as a form of the Cute Baby Meditation.

In this video

Teaches
Ahamkara
Mentions
JesusSamadhi

Key moments

00:00Halloween and the fun of make-believe00:52A yogini told never to read fantasy or science fiction02:43Keep your heart in wonder: a form of the cute baby meditation04:22A psychic friend who lives inside a 12-book epic05:20Identity shifts into the character as a spiritual practice06:47Moving the I-maker from left-brain to right-brain processes07:52The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy recommended