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When spiritual teachings seem to invalidate human emotions

My Baha'i study circle talks about detachment, but I don't know how to grieve my father's death without feeling like my sadness means I lack faith.

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Misunderstanding of spiritual principles creates guilt about natural human responses to loss.

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