Periagoge
Scenario

How to find belonging in spiritually homogeneous communities

I have been the only Black person in my Buddhist sangha for three years and I love the practice but I am exhausted by always being the diversity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The longing for spiritual community can be complicated by the burden of representing difference in spaces that claim universality but lack diversity.

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 Building spiritual community?”

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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