Deconstructing Yourself Seeing Your Blind Spots, with Kelly Boys
Apr 15, 2018
Kelly Boys, a consultant with the United Nations Foundation, discusses integral restoration, nondual awakening, spiritual bypassing, gendered aspects of awakening, engaged Buddhism, and how to see your blind spots. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing vulnerabilities, engaging with egoic material, and cultivating conscious living through meditation and self-awareness.
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Awakening in Ohio
- Kelly Boys had a non-dual awakening while reading a book and looking at a calendar.
- She suddenly realized a sense of oneness with the calendar and her surroundings.
Blind Spots and the Eye
- Psychological blind spots are like the visual blind spot in our eyes: we fill them in without realizing we're blind.
- These blind spots once served a function, helping us avoid what we couldn't process.
Childhood Blind Spots
- A caregiver dismissing a child's hurt can create a blind spot around vulnerability.
- This can lead to patterned behaviors trying to fulfill unmet needs.