Enlightenment, Non-Attachment and Other Toxic Spiritual Con Jobs

The Living Philosophy

In this episode, we look at why you should listen to South Park's Butters over modern Buddhist gurus. We talk about the sales pitch used by spiritual gurudom to get people hungry for Enlightenment while hiding the truth about the awful reality of that path. Fun fun fun.

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📚 Further Reading:

- Mingyur, R.Y. and Swanson, E., 2010. _Joyful wisdom_. Random House.

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🎼 Media Used:

1. Anguish — Kevin MacLeod

2. Allegro — Emmit Fenn

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⌛ Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

3:32 Everything is S ** T

6:08 The Horrors of Spiritual Attainment

8:40 Who's Falling for It?

10:31 Who It's Really For

12:37 Spiritual Bypassing