Friends and Community, Sangha as Spiritual Practice

A man says he feels 'spiritually lost' because of chronic nerve pain that increases when he meditates or reads non-dual books. He feels like something is suppressed, and it feels like a painful contraction. Rupert suggests that the pain is partially a result of a tension that relaxes when around friends and a community, such as what he finds at retreat; friends and community, the sangha, is the best spiritual practice, and, in this case, can be the teaching, along with physical activity, such as walking and swimming, which opens up the sense of painful contraction.

From event 14 - 18 January, 2022 Five Day Retreat at Froyle Park – 14th to 18th January

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