My meditation partner and I used to sit in comfortable silence but lately they keep breaking into giggles during practice because they're thinking about Nasreddin stories. I want to be supportive of their discovery of sacred humor but it's disrupting our shared contemplative space.
More people experience this than they realize.
New wisdom discoveries can clash with existing spiritual rhythms, requiring renegotiation of shared sacred space.
“Where Are You with The Sufi tradition of humor?”
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