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When friends' spiritual paths diverge in uncomfortable ways

My best friend and I have been doing meditation retreats together for five years, but she's gotten really into a teacher who feels cult-like to me and now she talks about enlightenment in ways that make me feel judged for being on a slower path. I love her but I'm starting to avoid our spiritual conversations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One person's accelerated spiritual seeking has created a hierarchy that threatens the equality their friendship was built on.

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