Name: Spiritual Transmission: Paradoxes and Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path
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Author: Mariana Caplan
ISBN: 9781939681959

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Spiritual Transmission: Paradoxes and Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path

Type

Physical Book

Author

Amir Freimann

Epilogue by

Ken Wilber

Contributions by

Mariana Caplan

Publisher

Monkfish Book Publishing

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.0 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781939681959

Synopsis "Spiritual Transmission: Paradoxes and Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path "

The term "spiritual transmission" refers to the passing of the state of enlightenment from teacher to student, which takes place in many spiritual traditions. In itself, the transmission is synonymous with the experience of enlightenment. But the fact that the student's experience is rooted in a relationship with a human teacher who is perceived to possess absolute knowledge lends the experience much of its intrinsic, yet hidden, nature. Following the breakup of his 21-year relationship with his own spiritual teacher, Amir Freimann launched a quest to discover the deeper realities of the student teacher relationship, logging over 1,000 hours of interviews with students and teachers. These interviews reveal the promises and perils of the guru-to-student relationship and explore hot-button topics such as the differences and similarities between therapists and gurus; the role of trust vs. rationality in the spiritual quest; and how money, power and sex are dealt with during the course of a student's training. Spiritual Transmission includes never-before-published dialogues with many prominent spiritual teachers, plus a revelatory afterword by renowned integral theorist Ken Wilber. If you have ever been involved with a spiritual teacher or know someone who has, you need this book. Interviewees in Spiritual Transmission include Peter (Hakim) Young, Andrew Cohen, Stephen Fulder, Christopher Titmuss, James Finley, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, Saniel Bonder, Mariana Caplan, Mooji, Lakshmi, Barry Magid, Claire Slemmer, James Swartz, Diane Hamilton, Bill Epperly, Aliya Haeri, Thomas Steininger, Peter Bampton, Carolyn Lee, Terry Patten, Steve Brett and Mary Adams.

Mariana Caplan

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Mariana Caplan (United States, 1969) is a writer, anthropologist, and yoga teacher known for her work in psychology and spirituality. Since 2001, she has been teaching at the California Institute of Integral Studies and has been a professor at institutions such as Naropa University, Sophia University, and John F. Kennedy University.

Among her notable works are Yoga and Psyche: Integrating the Paths of Yoga and Psychology for Healing, Transformation, and Joy (2018), Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path, Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment, and The Guru Question: The Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher. Her writings, which span the genres of psychology and spirituality, have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

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