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Spiritual Bypassing

​*Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects us from What Really Matters​ - Robert Augustus Masters
​ Articles by John Welwood (Coiner of "Spiritual Bypassing")
Psychological Work in the Service of Spiritual Transformation 
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Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible
Intimate Relationship as a Transformative Path
Growing Up and Waking Up
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*Read free chapter "When Non-dual Teachings Are Not Non-dual" 
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From Either/Or to Both/and Non-duality  aka Uni-duaity 

​​Oneness, Enlightenment and the Mystical Experience - Chapter from The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powers 
Beyond the Now - Essays on the Heart of Enlightenment - Jason Shulman
  • Read essay "Beyond Essence" free online
​Soul Story - Evolution and the Purpose of Life - Tim Freke
The Passionate Mined Revisited - Diana Alsted and Joel Kramer
​Introducing Ken Wilber: Concepts for an Evolving World - Lew Howard (accessible intro, but read any of Ken's books)
Instruction Manual for Receiving God - Jason Shulman
The Nondual Shaman - Jason Shulman
​Rebreathing the Buddha's Four Noble Truths - Jason Shulman
The Mystery Experience - Tim Freke
Soul Story - Evolution and the Purpose of Life - Tim Freke
Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness -Steve Mcintosh
  • Read free section "A Constructive Critique of Non-dual Spiritual Teachings"
Evolution's Purpose - Steve Mcintosh
Evolutionaries - Carter Phipps
​​The Life Divine - Sri Aurobindo
Cutting the Knot of the World Problem: Sri Aurobindo’s Experiential and Philosophical Critique of Advaita Vedānta - Swami Medhananda


Constructive reflections on Either/or Non-dualisms

​​Neo-Advaita or Pseudo Advaita vs. Traditional Advaita - Timothy Conway
10 Less-than-wholesome Aspects of Neo (Pseudo) Advaita - Timothy Conway
What Makes Neo-Advaita Cult-Like? - Timothy Conway (with my commentary)
On Neo-Advaita - Jeff Foster 

Neo-Advaita De-Mystified: A Critique - Shawn Nevins
The Numinous Narcotic that Nearly Destroyed My Life - Tom Huston
​​How Neo-Advaita Emulates Messages of Narcissistic Caregivers - Michael Lydon
The Dualism of Non-Dualism: Advaita Vedanta and the Irrelevance of Nature  - Lance E. Nelson
Complexities and Challenges of Nonduality -Elizabeth Stephens, California Institute of Integral Studies 
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Losing Oneself: Persistent Nonduality, Depersonalization, Dissociation, Mental Health, and Memory -Elizabeth Stephens (CIIS)
​Oneness, Enlightenment and the Mystical Experience - Chapter from The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powers 
On Psychological Dynamics of the Guru Phenomenon - Chapter excerpts The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powers 
An Example of Channeled Writing: A Course in Miracles- 
Chapter fromThe Guru Papers on the Authoritarisanism of Renunciate Paradigms
Beyond Essence: A New Path to Awakening - Essay by Jason Shulman
When Non-dual Teachings Are Not Non-dual Chapter from Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Augustus Masters
A Constructive Critique of Non-dual Spiritual Teachings Chapter from The Presence of the Infinite by Steve Mcintosh
Self-ishly Losing Oneself - Chapter from What's it All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life by Julian Baggini
The Healthy Ego is Beautiful / Patriarchal Spirituality -  Jeff Brown
Cutting the Knot of the World Problem: Sri Aurobindo’s Experiential and Philosophical Critique of Advaita Vedānta - Swami Medhananda
​Is Advaita Just Loving Nihilism? — Nonduality, Science and Meaninglessness - Anonymous, Reality Maps
Representation and Whiteness Among the "Spiritual but Not Religious" - Amanda J. Lucia
Re-visioning the idealized view of how spiritual beings deal with painful emotions - Excerpt from a Jason Shulman gathering

Guru-itis & Spiritual  Authoritarianism

The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power - Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad
An Example of Channeled Writing: A Course in Miracles- Chapter fromThe Guru Papers on the Authoritarisanism of Renunciate Paradigms
On Psychological Dynamics of the Guru Phenomenon - Chapter excerpts The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powers 
​Oneness, Enlightenment and the Mystical Experience - Chapter from The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powers 
What Makes Neo-Advaita Cult-Like? - Timothy Conway 
Relational Spirituality, Paradise Unbound: Cosmic Hybridity & Spiritual Narcissism in the “One Truth” of New Age Transpersonalism 
-Gregg Lahood (Journal of Transpersonal Studies)
The Fallacy of Turning Subjective States Into Social Hierarchies & Why Spiritual Communities Turn Into Cults - Hanzi Freinacht
The Totalitarian Potential of New Age Spirituality -​Hanzi Freinacht
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"Turning Towards" - Healing Trauma, Shadow Work,  Self-Compassion, etc.

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving - Pete Walker
The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame - Pete Walker
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body In the Healing of Trauma - Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The Polyvagal Theory - The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe - Stephen W. Porges
Waking the Tiger - Healing Trauma - Peter A. Levine
​A Healing Space: Befriending Ourselves in Troubled Times - Matt Licata PhD
The Wild Edge of Grief: Rituals, Renewals and the Sacred Work of Grief - Francis Weller
Bringing Your Shadow Out of The Dark: Breaking Free From the Hidden Forces That Drive You - Robert Augustus Masters
​Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself - Kristin Neff PhD
Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom For Resolving Inner Conflict - Tsultrim Allione
It Didn't Start With You - How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are And How to End the Cycle - Mark Wolyn
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Enlightenment Process: A Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening - Judith Blackstone
In Touch: Tune into the Inner Guidance of your Body and Trust Yourself - John Prendergast
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Psycho-Spiritual Emergency 

Dark Night of the Soul - A Journey from Absence to Presence - Fiona Robertson
Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis - Stanislov & Christina Grof
Rude Awakening: Perils, Pitfalls, and Hard Truths of the Spiritual Path - P.T. Mistlberger
The Spiritual Awakening Guide - Kundalini, Psychic Abilities, and the Conditioned Layers of Reality - Mary Mueller Shutan
​In Case of Spiritual Emergency - Catherine G. Lucas
​​​The Dangerous Art of Depersonalization - What psychedelics, psychosis, and mindfulness can teach us about no-self, and why set and setting play such an important role in ego deconstruction - Alex Tzelnic
Meditation Sickness - Buddhism's Biggest Open Secret-  Wendy Agsar


Research studies on adverse effects of meditative experience
Losing Oneself: Persistent Nonduality, Depersonalization, Dissociation, Mental Health, and Memory -Elizabeth Stephens (CIIS)
Complexities and Challenges of Nonduality -Elizabeth Stephens, California Institute of Integral Studies 
The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists
Progress or Pathology? Differential Diagnosis and Intervention Criteria for Meditation-Related Challenges: Perspectives From Buddhist Meditation Teachers and Practitioners
I Have this Feeling of Not Really Being Here: Buddhist Meditation and Changes in Sense of Self
Somatic Energies and Emotional Traumas: A Qualitative Study of Practice-Related Challenges Reported by Vajrayāna Buddhists 
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Miscellaneous companions on your path

The Buddha's Wife: The Path of Awakening Together -Janet Surrey and Samuel Shem​
​The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power - 
Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad
Nothing is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans - Barry Magid
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Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What is Sacred - Mark Nepo
​Rational Mysticism: Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment - John Horgan
The Jesus Mysteries - Tim Freke
Be Still and Get Going-Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life - Alan Lew

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