# The Way is Personal

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Podcast: [Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346)
Published: 2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reflect on a recent meditation and writing retreat where participants explored grief, heartbreak, violence, loss, and the experiences that shape us most deeply. I talk about why the personal is not an obstacle to spiritual practice but the very material of the path itself. I explore how teachings on egolessness can become distorted into self-erasure, and why real transformation begins by turning toward our experience with curiosity, courage, and love....

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