In this excerpt from a conversation from the “Talks on Trauma” series Gabor Maté investigates the paths of personal trauma woven into the Buddhist and personal psychology fields for which Jack Kornfeld and Tara Brach are so well known. Find out more about this series “Talks on Trauma” as part of the “All Access Pass” from the film The Wisdom of Trauma: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/store/
This talk explores:
- How trauma can show up on the spiritual path
- How spiritual work which is not trauma-informed can further traumatize people
- How trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual awakening