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When meditation practice doesn't prevent emotional reactivity with family

I have been meditating for seven years and yesterday I screamed at my five year old daughter over spilled juice and I feel like a complete fraud

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The gap between contemplative aspiration and lived behavior creates profound dissonance about authentic spiritual development.

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