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Peter Levine on Spirituality and Trauma (Video)

A video of Peter Levine’s talk on spirituality and trauma to the Jung Society of Austin. Related to previous post: Peter Levine: Presence in Trauma and Spirituality.

Peter Levine: Presence in Trauma and Spirituality

Profound words from Peter Levine on the relationship between the presence experienced during trauma and the presence which catalyzes spiritual transformation. Elizabeth’s note on the opening of the heart during spiritual practice and its closing during trauma.

Devotion, Discernment and Cults

By Birrell Walsh (Khandro Rinpoche 8-7-2005 Smiling) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) or CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Devotion is essential on the spiritual path, but we must also avoid cults and cultishness. Some points from Khandro Rinpoche are summarized here.

On Self-Remembering

Flower by Martin Sproul

The first in a series of posts about self-remembering and self-recognition. The work of George Gurdjieff, A. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali) and Faisal Muqaddam, among others, will be explored. This post contains a poem by Derek Walcott that speaks beautifully to the subject.

The Superego (Inner Critic) and Mediation

elizabeth bader on conflict

It is a true joy to live life free of a punitive superego (inner critic). In order to do this, though, we have to learn about the phenomenon of judgment, the superego and the inner critic. In a previous post, the basic structure and function of the superego was described. In this post, the superego’s (inner critic’s) relationship to conflict and conflict resolution is discussed.

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Selected Articles in Print

The Psychology and Neurobiology of Mediation - Cardozo Journal Conflict Resolution

The Psychology of Mediation - Pepperdine Disp. Res. Journal.

Lawyering as a Spiritual Path, in The Best Lawyer You Can Be: A Guide to Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness by Stewart Levine (American Bar Association, 2018).

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