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When Western mindfulness practices clash with indigenous spiritual beliefs

The meditation teacher says to observe thoughts without judgment but in my culture thoughts carry the voices of the dead and you do not just observe spirits.

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Contemplative techniques developed in one cultural context can violate the sacred boundaries of another tradition.

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