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Scenario

When faith community study groups become sources of division rather than growth

Our church book club has been reading something that's challenging everyone's assumptions and the discussions are getting heated in ways that feel personal and hurtful rather than illuminating. People are starting to skip meetings and I can feel us fracturing over ideas when we used to be a source of support for each other.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group seeking deeper understanding through shared inquiry discovers that intellectual exploration can threaten the very bonds that brought them together.

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 Buddhist tantra and Vajrayana?”

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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