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When family traditions feel more like obligation than celebration

Our family has been doing Diwali celebrations the exact same way for fifteen years and everyone shows up but no one seems excited anymore, and when I suggested we try something different this year - maybe spend time in nature or do seva together - everyone just stared at me like I was suggesting we cancel Christmas.

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What we've seen

The forms of devotion have become prisons, and suggesting change feels like betraying tradition rather than honoring its living spirit.

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“Where Are You with Hindu nature traditions?”

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