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When spiritual teachings conflict with natural mourning

My meditation teacher says attachment to my dead husband is keeping me from enlightenment but letting go of grief feels like killing him twice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Spiritual practices aimed at transcending suffering can inadvertently pathologize the very human experiences that connect us to love and meaning.

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