I Left a Buddhist Retreat in Handcuffs

There's a fantastic review of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha [0] up on SlateStarCodex [1], the gist of which is that many of the stages on the route to enlightenment present as mental illness.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Core-Teachings-Buddha-Unusu...

[1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-...