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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