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When spiritual detachment conflicts with life responsibilities

My teacher keeps telling me to let go of my thoughts but I am a single mother with three kids and I cannot afford to be spacey and detached

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traditional teachings about non-attachment are being misapplied in ways that undermine practical engagement with legitimate worldly duties.

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