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When spiritual group members develop different levels of commitment

Our small meditation group started as friends seeking something together but now one person has become very devoted to a specific teacher while the rest of us want to keep exploring different approaches, and we're struggling with whether we can stay together as a group. The person who's found their path seems frustrated with our 'spiritual shopping' and we're feeling judged for not committing to what worked for them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A seeking community is fracturing over the tension between devotion and exploration, certainty and questioning.

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