Spiritual Bypassing
Spiritual Bypassing is the tendency to use spiritual ideas or practices to avoid dealing with unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, or difficult situations.
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Discussed in Episodes
Loving All Thoughts Unconditionally: A Radical Approach to Meditation
What if instead of trying to silence your thoughts during meditation, you actively loved every single one of them — including the anxious spirals, the self-criticism, and the shameful memories? This episode explores a radical approach to meditation that draws from ancient Buddhist metta (loving-kindness) practice, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Tara Brach's RAIN framework, and modern self-compassion research by Dr. Kristin Neff. Together, these traditions suggest that inner freedom may not come through detachment, but through a deeper, more unconditional form of love. We discuss practical techniques for greeting your thoughts with warmth instead of judgment, and why this shift from observe and release to love and accept might be exactly what modern practitioners need.
The Art of Listening to Your Breath: Why Most People Meditate Wrong
Most people who try meditation give up because they think they are doing it wrong. What if the problem is not you -- but how you were taught to breathe? Whether you have never meditated or have been practicing for years, this episode reframes breath awareness as something far simpler -- and far more profound -- than most teachings suggest.