455. Jason Shulman

Jason Shulman is an American spiritual teacher whose original work springs from his Judaic and Buddhist background. He is the founder of A Society of Souls: The School for Nondual Healing and Awakening, based in the United States and the Netherlands. There he teaches the distinctive body of nondual work he has developed to awaken the human spirit: Nondual Healing, Impersonal Movement and the Work of Return. Jason’s main concern has been to develop paths of healing the mind, body and spirit based on his own understanding of the difficulties inherent in the human condition. Through his studies and practice, Jason has developed a unique perspective on human consciousness and the nature of existence. His works seeks to translate this perspective into a replicable and clearly delineated path for other seekers of truth to follow. He has been especially interested in applying personal spiritual work into methods of transforming society at large. To that end, he has created the MAGI Process, a nondual method of working with conflicts between people, institutions and governments. He is the author of numerous monographs and books and several albums of his work as a singer and songwriter. More about his work can be found at societyofsouls.com.

Books:

The Instruction Manual for Receiving God
The Kabbalah Monographs
The MAGI Process: A Nondual Method for Personal Awakening and the Resolution of Conflict
Ecstatic Speech: Expressions of True Nonduality
Kabbalistic Healing: A Path to an Awakened Soul

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Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded May 19, 2018.
YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:03:47 - The Resolution of Non-duality
00:07:40 - Healing the Ego vs Transcending
00:11:49 - The Difficulty of Being an Individual in the Totality of Being
00:16:58 - Effort in Spiritual Development
00:21:06 - Welcoming Challenges and Being a Total Human Being
00:24:58 - The Ethics of Enlightenment
00:28:31 - The Four Universes and Non-Dual Shamanism
00:32:41 - The Ultimate Reality and Non-Duality
00:37:16 - The Aliveness of Everything
00:40:51 - Appreciating Divine Intelligence in Buddhism
00:44:39 - The Myth of Enlightenment and Freedom from Suffering
00:49:48 - The Work of Return and the Ego's Resistance to Change
00:53:44 - Secondary Suffering and the Fear of Death
00:58:21 - Doubts and Verification in Spiritual Practices
01:02:04 - The Intrigue of Extraterrestrial Life and Kabbalistic Healing
01:05:05 - A Teenage Adventure in Midtown Manhattan
01:07:25 - From Health Crisis to Teacher
01:09:59 - Awakening and Understanding
01:13:06 - The Limitations of Perception
01:16:34 - Developing Perception in Non-Dual Shamanism
01:21:36 - Loss and Spiritual Materialism
01:25:40 - Different Perspectives on God
01:28:58 - The Nature of the Universal God
01:32:33 - Mutual Co-arising and the Magi Process
01:38:01 - The Role of Spirituality in Solving Global Problems
01:43:32 - The Point of Phase Transition: Water to Steam
01:47:09 - The Purpose of Spiritual Search
01:50:46 - The Importance of Spiritual Education
01:53:47 - Working with David Shapiro
01:57:11 - The Nondual Shaman and Awakening the Self