Feeling Nothing When You Pray

What is usually behind it

• Treating feeling as the measure — a standard almost no long tradition has ever used
• Exhaustion, which flattens everything and is not a spiritual condition
• Grief or depression, both of which mute feeling across the board and are worth raising with a doctor
• Years of repetition, after which any practice goes quiet for a while

These are common states, not a diagnosis. If something here is affecting your health, your sleep or your safety, please speak to a doctor or a qualified professional where you live.

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