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How to maintain friendship when spiritual paths diverge dramatically

My best friend and I used to share everything about our spiritual journeys but now she's gotten really involved with a teacher I'm not comfortable with and every conversation feels like she's trying to recruit me or I'm trying to save her and we're losing each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intimacy that once came from seeking the sacred together can become a source of division when your paths lead in different directions.

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