Bruce Tift

Esteemed author Bruce Tift discusses the interface between psychology and spirituality, exploring topics such as holding opposing views, working with limitations, and the difference between recovery practices and achievement practices. They delve into anxiety and fear as signs of growth, the practice of relationships, and the intersection of Buddhism and therapy. The podcast also touches on blind spots, shadow work, and the nature of obstacles in personal development.

Bruce Tift, a psychotherapist and author, discusses the relationship between psychotherapy and awakening, levels of psychological and spiritual maturity, understanding anxiety, the cycle of struggle, acceptance, codependent dynamics, and the practice of circling for intimacy and self-awareness.

Bruce Tift, a psychotherapist and Vajrayana Buddhism practitioner, discusses the contrast between Western therapy and Buddhism. He explores the developmental and fruitional paths to freedom, the hindrance of self-improvement, and the concept of inherent liberation. Tift also touches on accepting contradictory energies, the roots of self-aggression, and the importance of present awareness for true freedom.