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When spiritual explanations increase rather than decrease suffering

My teacher says my chronic illness is karmic debt but that makes me feel hopeless like I deserve to suffer forever

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Doctrine becomes harmful when it forecloses compassion rather than opening deeper understanding of our shared human condition.

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“Where Are You with Tibetan medicine — Sowa Rigpa?”

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