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Spiritual materialism
Spiritual materialism is a term used by Chogyam Trungpa to describe mistakes spiritual seekers commit which turn that spiritualism into a ego building and confusion creating endeavor. He developed his book, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, from talks given while opening a meditation center in Boulder, CO, explaining Buddhism to North Americans.
However, it is quite often used to describe capitalist or commercial efforts such as "new age" bookstores and wealthy lecturers on spirituality. In contrast, see the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order's Right Livelihood Business .
Further reading
- Trungpa, Chogyam (1973). Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
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