Tibetan Buddhism includes within its teachings a very interesting concept: that of the hungry ghost, known as yidags in Tibetan.
One possible form of hungry ghost can be a person that has died while still in the midst of intense craving or an insatiable addiction.
Tibetan Buddhist believe that at death one sheds only the physical or gross form; the subtle and causal forms of the body remain.
This means that while one is now free of the gross or physical body, they are still in the grip of the subtle body, or mind, that they “made” during their lifetime.
The causal body will retain the seed of the addiction and carry it into the next life if it is not purified.
Thus, those who die in the grip of addiction or craving often remain in the physical plane as disembodied hungry ghosts.
That is, they are still gripped by insatiable addiction but now without the physical body that would give them any chance of satiating that addiction.
Those with the apparent ability to perceive disembodied spirits can perceive hungry ghosts.
These people claim that in those places such as the “red light” districts of many cities where people gather to drink, have sex, or use drugs - three of the most common pursuits of human addiction - hungry ghosts can be seen to collect, often in great numbers.
Addiction is complex.
It transcends mere substance or behavioural abuse.
Addiction is defined as a chronic and relapsing disorder.
It is characterised by compulsive seeking, continued use, and a lack of control.
This continues despite often severe adverse consequences. Fundamentally, addiction involves changes in the brain's reward system.
The repeated exposure to addictive substances or behaviours leads to neuroadaptations.
This diminishes the brain's sensitivity to natural rewards and drives one in the compulsive pursuit of the addictive stimulus.
In the digital age, behavioural addictions related to technology and social media have also begun to take hold.
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Script: Matt Mackane
Edit: Medo
Voiceover: Matt Mackane
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25 апр 2024
