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When spiritual practice groups become competitive

Our meditation group started because we all wanted accountability but it's turned into this performance thing where everyone tries to sound the most enlightened. I still want to practice with others but I don't know how to address the spiritual materialism that's taken over without sounding judgmental.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The ego co-opts even practices designed to transcend it, turning genuine seeking into subtle competition.

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