Do not let politics sway you away from the path. If you are afraid of politics, you cannot be successful in the spiritual path. You have to cross the barricade of politics. It is a test of your strength, your commitment and your focus.
You cannot avoid politics, whether to harbour politics in your mind is your choice. There was politics among the twelve apostles and also around Buddha. Krishna was in politics from head to toe. And you say you do not want politics? The greater your aversion, the more you will harbor it in your consciousness.
When you recognize politics in any group, it is a blessing for you to be centred and to go inward. You can do that without blaming the group, without running away from people, without giving up. It can enhance your skill to act while being unattached.
There are many advantages to becoming involved in politics. Politics amplify the diversity in people. It confronts you with different viewpoints, approaches and tendencies. It enhances your skill to communicate and act. It brings centeredness and dispassion. It shakes you up and makes you apply the knowledge. It enhances your capacity to accept and tolerate. It makes you realise that all of life is a game. The strong will smile through the politics and the weak will lament. Cross the threshold of politics and come to the divine.
