About this episode
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 Save