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Scenario

When spiritual seeking becomes competitive in friend groups

Our book club started reading spiritual texts and now it feels like a competition over who has the deepest insights or most authentic practice. What used to be nourishing conversations have become performances and several people have stopped participating as much.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ego finds ways to turn even the pursuit of transcendence into a hierarchy of worthiness.

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 Indigenous spiritualities — North America?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.