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How Buddhist communities balance no-self teachings with practical leadership

Our Buddhist community is trying to make decisions without anyone asserting individual opinions or leadership, based on the teaching that personal views come from ego attachment. But we're completely paralyzed because nobody wants to be seen as pushing their individual agenda, and nothing ever gets decided.

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A community is discovering that applying non-ego principles to group governance creates functional paralysis and hidden power dynamics.

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