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John Welwood, PhD, (1943–2019) was an American clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, teacher, editor, and author often noted for his introduction of the concept of “spiritual bypassing,” or using spiritual practices to sidestep dealing with unresolved emotional issues. He was known for integrating psychological and spiritual concepts and showing effects of meditation on the nature of the mind.

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On Spiritual Authority

It is impossible to set up an ideal model for what a true spiritual teacher should look like, any more than we could elevate one style of therapy as the model that all others should follow. - John Welwood

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Intimate Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible

Living with someone we love, with all the joys and challenges, is one of the best ways to grow spiritually. But real awakening only happens, says the late renowned psychologist John Welwood, in the charnel ground where we acknowledge and work with our wounds, fears, and illusions.

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Depression as a Loss of Heart

Depression is one of the most common problems in modern society. It appears in chronic low-grade forms that can drain a person’s energy and in more acute forms that can be completely debilitating.

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What Is Spiritual Bypassing?

When spiritual practice is used to compensate for challenging traits such as low self-esteem, social isolation, or other emotional issues, Welwood said, they corrupt the actual use of spiritual practice. - Diana Raab

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Reopening the Wound

If we can hold in our hearts both our sadness and our determination, we can begin to act not from hatred, but from awareness and compassion. —John Welwood

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The Perfect Love We Seek, the Imperfect Love We Live

Love is what we long to receive and to give, yet our intimate relationships are conflicted and often painful. The late psychologist John Welwood looks at the difference between absolute and relative love, and the wound within each of us that no other can heal.

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The Psychology of Awakening

Conventional psychotherapists often look askance at spiritual practice, just as many spiritual teachers disapprove of psychotherapy. At the extremes, each camp tends to see the other as avoiding and denying the real issues.

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The Practice of Love

For many of us, opening our hearts to ourselves may be the hardest part of the path. John Welwood on how and why meditation helped him do it—unconditionally.

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