"Eastern philosophy can be confronting for those that have not been exposed to it and that meditation isn't jut by default healthy for everyone. Before proceeding, especially if you're prone to any kind of mental illness, make sure you have a strong support network around you before proceeding" ?

Maybe there was some warning in the book, but I was young and keen enough that I would've just heeded that.

Even the author of the books father is a renowned meditation teacher, I'm sure that was helpful.

I read it last year, enjoyed the book, no existential crisis.

I already subscribed to the idea of the self and identity being independent and constructs. A lot of reflection around that and physics in younger years maybe helped.