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What is Spiritual Bypassing?

What Is Spiritual Bypassing? How to Recognize and Heal It in Your Practice

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Spirituality and mindfulness are meant to help us heal, awaken, and live more deeply. But sometimes, even with the best intentions, our practice can slip into something called spiritual bypassing. Spiritual bypassing happens when we use spiritual ideas or practices to avoid facing difficult emotions, trauma, or responsibilities. Instead of bringing us closer to truth […]

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No Mud, No Lotus: Resolving Sangha Conflict Mindfully

No Mud, No Lotus: Resolving Sangha Conflict Mindfully

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Introduction: The Reality of Sangha Conflict in Spiritual Community Even in Buddhist sanghas devoted to mindfulness and compassion, conflict inevitably arises. Differing personalities, expectations, and interpretations of practice or misaligned expectations can lead to misunderstandings and tension. The 8th Mindfulness Training reminds us: Aware that lack of communication always brings separation and suffering, we are

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Facing Your Demons: Sitting with Mara in Meditation

Facing your demons and sitting with Mara. Overcomming fears, delusions, & suffering.

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Facing Your Demons: Sitting with Mara in Meditation When we are hurting, overwhelmed, or afraid, it’s easy to run—from our emotions, our memories, even from ourselves. But the Buddhist path invites us to do something radical: stop running. Turn inward. Sit still. And face what we fear most. In the story of the Buddha’s enlightenment,

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What do we do when the world seems to be falling apart?

What do we do now that the world seems to be falling apart?

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The feeling that the world is unraveling can be overwhelming, but it’s important to recognize that every generation has faced challenges that felt insurmountable. History shows us that people have consistently found ways to adapt, rebuild, and thrive.  I have been a fan and a reader of Heather Cox Richardson’s books and articles and watcher of

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