Well, there’s no evidence of any symptoms of epilepsy — so I’d say that’s probably just unfounded…
Well, there’s no evidence of any symptoms of epilepsy — so I’d say that’s probably just unfounded speculation. Moreover, there are at least two pieces of counter evidence: i. we’re told he was concentrating on a problem, which he was trying to solve, and ii. he clearly ended his meditation at sunrise, with a prayer, in a deliberate manner.
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