My meditation group started as five friends sitting together in silence, but now we're arguing about whether to bring in a teacher, whether to charge money, whether we're Buddhist or just mindful, and the thing that used to feel pure between us has become complicated and weird.
More people experience this than they realize.
The impulse to formalize spiritual practice often conflicts with the intimacy that made it sacred in the first place.
“Where Are You with The spiritual life — what it means to practice?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.