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