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When long-term practice does not prevent life difficulties

I have been meditating for five years and my marriage is falling apart and I feel like all this spiritual practice was supposed to make my life better.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The person has unconsciously expected contemplative practice to exempt them from ordinary human suffering and loss.

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