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When secular meditation groups struggle with authenticity

Our meditation group practices 'naturalistic mindfulness' without Buddhist metaphysics, but we keep having arguments about whether we're being authentic to contemplative tradition or just co-opting practices, and it's making everyone self-conscious during actual practice.

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You're so worried about doing it 'right' that you've forgotten the point is simply to do it.

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