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Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa  Spiritual materialism is a term
coined by Chögyam Trungpa in his book Cutting Through Spiritual
Materialism. The book is a compendium of his talks explaining
Buddhism given while opening the Karma Dzong meditation center
in Boulder, Colorado. He expands on the concept in later
seminars that became books such as Work, Sex, Money. He uses the
term to describe mistakes spiritual seekers commit which turn
the pursuit of spirituality into an ego building and confusion
creating endeavor, based on the idea that ego development is
counter to spiritual progress.[1]  Conventionally, it is used to
describe capitalist and spiritual narcissism, commercial efforts
such as "new age" bookstores and wealthy lecturers on
spirituality; it might also mean the attempt to build up a list
of credentials or accumulate teachings in order to present
oneself as a more realized or holy person