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When Buddhist detachment conflicts with Shinto petition

My meditation teacher says I should let go of outcomes, but my Shinto upbringing taught me to ask kami for specific help, and I can't reconcile these approaches.

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Different spiritual traditions offer contradictory guidance on the proper relationship between desire and practice.

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