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When Buddhist concepts interfere with natural grief

My grandmother died and I can't grieve properly because I keep thinking about impermanence and non-attachment and it feels like I'm spiritually bypassing my own heart.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Premature or intellectual application of spiritual teachings can block necessary emotional processes.

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