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When spiritual seeking groups develop hidden agendas

Our book club started as a way to explore different spiritual traditions but we've discovered that some of us are seeking answers while others just want interesting discussions and the different levels of urgency are creating weird dynamics. What felt like open exploration now sometimes feels like people are trying to convert each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A gathering meant for shared exploration reveals that people bring different hungers to the search, and these differences can poison the very inquiry they came to share.

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