In that same period, Bartkus’ rhetoric on alternative social media sites was dark. “I would not acknowledge reproduction as a human right, but instead as a form of rape,” IndictEvolution wrote on Lemmy.World in July 2023. “I am also not bothered by infanticide as long as it is done humanely…”
The Buddha teaches even more universal oneness than merely unity with other humans. Some who meditate are able to achieve ego death.
I think perhaps ego death isn’t what you think it might be. It isn’t relevant to living with others, it’s an experience where there are no others and no self which could relate to each other:
‘Leary et al.: “The first period (Chikhai Bardo) is that of complete transcendence − beyond words, beyond spacetime, beyond self. There are no visions, no sense of self, no thoughts. There are only pure awareness and ecstatic freedom from all game (and biological) involvements.”’ – quoted in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death