Relationship are part of the vast plan for our enlightenment.
There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people
No true search for enlightenment ignores the suffering of other sentient beings. Ever. We simply need to create a way to address that suffering while remaining in a blissful center.
The last thing we should do is allow ourselves to be infantilized by a counterfeit version of enlightenment.
Enlightenment doesn't mean we were never wounded; it means we've found a way to evolve beyond our wounds. Enlightenment isn't idealistic; it's practical. What's idealistic is thinking we can live from our wounds, stay in our weakness, and ever transform the world.
Enlightenment is the only real antidote to the world's despair.