Our meditation group started as a way to practice together without religious baggage, but lately people keep bringing up their personal spiritual beliefs and it's creating tension between those who want pure technique and those who want something more sacred. I don't know if we can stay together.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire for transcendence refuses to remain safely contained within prescribed boundaries, forcing a community to confront what they actually seek together.
“Where Are You with Religion and gender — the contested terrain?”
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