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When spiritual retreats leave you more uncertain than before

I spent three months at an ashram and came home more confused about life than when I left and everyone expects wisdom I don't have

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intensive spiritual practice can dissolve familiar certainties without replacing them, leaving the seeker temporarily suspended between old and new understanding.

Ideas that help explain it
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