Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT, RYT 500,
is a psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and the author of six books in the fields of psychology and spirituality, including Yoga & Psyche, the award-winning Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path, the seminal Halfway Up the Mountain: the Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment, and The Guru Question: The Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher. She is the founder of The Yoga & Psyche Method™ and The Yoga & Psyche Conference™. She has been teaching workshops and trainings at major retreat centers, yoga studios, and universities throughout the world since 1997, and since 2001 been an adjunct professor and developed large public programs at The California Institute of Integral Studies, and taught at Naropa University, John F. Kennedy University, and Sophia University.
Website: marianacaplan.com
Summary and Transcript of this interview
Interview recorded 2/3/2012
Other BatGap events involving Mariana:
Second BatGap interview with Mariana Caplan
In Panel at Sofia U. Part 1 | Part 2
In SAND Panel on Sexual Misconduct, Money, Power, Trauma & Ethics in Spiritual Communities | Also, Meeting of Founders and Members of the Association for Spiritual Integrity
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Mariana Caplan
00:02:26 - Credentials and Spiritual Journey
00:04:21 - My Spiritual Journey
00:06:32 - Falling in Love with My Teacher
00:08:33 - Falling in Love with the Teacher
00:10:04 - The Attachment to the Yogi
00:12:27 - The Spiritual Teacher's Degree of Awakening
00:15:17 - Being a Friend and Spiritual Psychologist
00:18:22 - Embracing the Paradox of Spiritual Teachers
00:21:19 - The Development of Multiple Lines
00:24:28 - Intimacy and Integration on the Spiritual Path
00:27:41 - The Dismantling of Illusions and Lines of Development
00:30:16 - The Nature of Conditioning and Insight
00:33:40 - Healing in Relationship
00:36:50 - Levels of Evolution and Enlightenment
00:39:51 - Meeting Yogi Ram Surat Kumar
00:43:20 - The Endless Potential of Non-Dual Realization
00:47:05 - The Prevalence of the Common Virus
00:50:17 - Learning from Claudio Naranjo
00:52:37 - Integration and Enlightenment
00:55:01 - The Softening of the Heart in the Path of Enlightenment
00:57:57 - The Softening of Perception and Love
01:01:28 - Reflecting on Enlightenment
01:04:05 - Evolution of Consciousness
01:06:33 - The Radiant Knowledge of God
01:08:32 - The Power of Student-Teacher Relationships
01:10:16 - "Bozos on This Bus" and Changing Perspectives
01:12:19 - The Value of Practice Even in the Absence of Self
01:14:45 - Ramana's Post-Enlightenment Years
01:16:59 - Psychotherapy and Yoga Integration
01:19:09 - Additional Information on the Website
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