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When spiritual exploration divides rather than unites friends

Three of us started attending a meditation group together six months ago but now one friend is getting really intense about it, talking about past lives and energy healing, while the other is rolling her eyes, and I'm caught in the middle watching our friendship fracture over something that was supposed to bring us peace.

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