Spiritual Bypass – Tuning into Aversion

Last Updated on August 28, 2019 by Matthew Sockolov

Today’s episode of Dharma Talk covers the topic of spiritual bypass. Spiritual bypass is a term coined in the early 80’s by John Welwood. John is a Buddhist teacher and licensed psychotherapist, and described spiritual bypass as a “tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks.”

In this episode, we discuss what spiritual bypass is and dive into a few common ways we may fall into this behavior. By tuning into the ways in which we bypass our experience, we can find an opening into the pain and discomfort.

Here are some links mentioned in this week’s episode:

Spiritual Bypass Bypasses Justice: Can We Make Buddhist Communities More Authentic? – https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spiritual-bypass-bypasses_b_10433452

Spiritual Bypass Video from One Mind Dharma – https://youtu.be/wLFQTsBxVs0

New Meditation Journal – https://OneMindDharma.com/journal

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