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Scenario

When spiritual study partners discover mismatched engagement

My closest friend and I have been studying the Bhagavad Gita together for months, but last week she confessed that she's been pretending to find meaning in passages that feel empty to her because she didn't want to disappoint me. Now I don't know if our whole shared journey has been authentic, and she's worried that her honesty has ruined something beautiful between us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

True companionship on the sacred path requires the courage to be honest about where the text meets silence in our hearts.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sacred texts — reading and interpretation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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