Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
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@SophiaCycles Indeed, for many, it can actively encourage and support it. I presume you know the growing body of work on 'spiritual bypassing'. Welwood, for example, described the correlation between certain psychological complexes and specific meditation practices. johnwelwood.com/articles/TRIC_interview_uncut.pdf

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Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @Dan_Bowdoin 1/ Didn't he note that kind folk, especially, underestimate their capacity for self-deception? A tendency compounded by the occupational hazards of the Path. Around shadow work, other traditions provide essential complements. Buddhist existential psychology is worth a check in.Quoted by@Dan_Bowdoin 1/ Didn't he note that kind folk, especially, underestimate their capacity for self-deception? A tendency compounded by the occupational hazards of the Path. Around shadow work, other traditions provide essential complements. Buddhist existential psychology is worth a check in.