Our meditation group keeps avoiding political topics even though we're all clearly affected by current events, and I think our spiritual practice is becoming a way to bypass engagement with the world rather than prepare us for it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A contemplative community faces the question of whether their practice serves awakening or escapism when they systematically avoid discussing how their inner work relates to outer conditions.
“Where Are You with The psychology of belief and ideology?”
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