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Spiritual materialism

The tendency to accumulate spiritual experiences, teachings, and identities as status symbols—making enlightenment another form of acquisition and ego-reinforcement. The accumulation itself becomes the obstacle to the very emptiness and simplicity that spiritual paths point toward.

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