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Retreating into Inner Citadels: A Path to Spiritual Fulfillment
When we can't get what we want from the world, we often retreat into ourselves and try to create a new inner world. This retreat can be seen as locking ourselves up in an inner citadel to protect against the problems of the outside world. It's like cutting off a wounded leg and convincing ourselves that we never wanted legs in the first place. We've seen many different retreats where people convince themselves they don't need certain things, like a man or losing weight.