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When mystical texts leave you unmoved while others find meaning

Everyone in my study group seems to have profound insights about the Zohar but when I read it I feel absolutely nothing and I'm starting to think I'm spiritually defective.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comparison with others' apparent spiritual receptivity creates self-doubt about one's own capacity for mystical understanding.

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