Periagoge
Scenario

Why spiritual celibacy sometimes becomes emotional avoidance

I've been celibate for two years thinking it would deepen my practice but I'm lonely and sexually frustrated and starting to think I'm using spirituality to avoid intimacy.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The path to awakening includes rather than excludes the full spectrum of human experience, including the vulnerabilities of intimate connection.

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 Buddhism — complete guide?”

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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