The Chandrasekhar Limit and the Ego's Breaking Point - Why Some Structures Must Collapse to Produce Light

In 1930, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar calculated the maximum mass a white dwarf can sustain before gravity overwhelms its electron degeneracy pressure. The limit is approximately 1.4 solar masses....

In 1930, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar calculated the maximum mass a white dwarf can sustain before gravity overwhelms its electron degeneracy pressure. The limit is approximately 1.4 solar masses.

Below this mass, the white dwarf sustains itself indefinitely. Above it, the structure collapses - producing either a neutron star or a black hole. The collapse is not failure.

It is consequence of exceeding the maximum mass the support structure can hold. The ego has a Chandrasekhar limit.

There is a maximum amount of self-knowledge that the ego's support structure can sustain. Below the limit, the ego accommodates growth - expands, incorporates, integrates.