This is making me hate spirituality as most do this. Spiritual bypassing is using spiritual beliefs or practices to avoid dealing with painful emotions, unresolved trauma, or difficult life issues. Coined by psychologist John Welwood, it's the act of trying to "rise above" human struggles—like anger, grief, or conflict—before fully processing them.
Examples include:
Saying "everything happens for a reason" to dismiss someone's grief.
Using meditation to numb emotions instead of feeling them.
Claiming "we're all one" to avoid addressing injustice or personal accountability.
While it may offer temporary relief, spiritual bypassing can lead to emotional stagnation, dissociation, or even spiritual narcissism. True growth comes from facing our pain with compassion, not bypassing it
Added by me: "Love and light" only people who fear/attack darkness and ego and don't integrate and use them.
