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When long-term spiritual apprenticeship becomes psychological dependence

I have been studying with the same teacher for eight years and I realize I cannot think for myself anymore about these practices and I feel trapped

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural developmental need for autonomous discernment has been suppressed through extended submission to external authority.

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