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Scenario

When couples' shared meditation practice creates unexpected tension

My partner and I have been practicing loving-kindness meditation together for two years, but lately when we sit together I feel this strange competitiveness about who's being more compassionate, and I can tell they sense it too but we haven't talked about how our spiritual practice is creating distance instead of closeness.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual practice intended to cultivate love becomes a subtle arena for ego comparison, corrupting the very intimacy it was meant to deepen.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist Brahmaviharas in Relationship?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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