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When tantric detachment conflicts with parental love

My teacher says my attachment to my children is holding back my realization but letting go of them feels like spiritual violence.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Traditional teachings about non-attachment are colliding with natural parental bonds, creating impossible spiritual demands.

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