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Why Buddhist spaces sometimes increase suffering

I went to my first Buddhist center last month and everyone seems so peaceful but I left feeling more angry and agitated than when I arrived, like I'm doing something fundamentally wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The gap between spiritual ideals and inner reality can become another form of violence against the self.

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