What if the freedom you’ve been searching for isn’t freedom at all?
What if the spiritual practices that promise peace and awakening are quietly masking the very wounds you need to heal?
Awake But Sick:
The Myth of Immediate Freedom
and The Dangers of Spiritual Seeking and Finding
By Scott Kiloby & Toshi Matsunaga
“In the pursuit of enlightenment, many of us unknowingly fall into the trap of spiritual bypassing—using spirituality as a way to avoid the buried emotions and unmet needs that shape our suffering.
This book is an invitation to look deeper. It challenges the myth of immediate liberation and calls us to confront the shadows we’ve been taught to ignore.”
“True freedom isn’t found in escaping our humanity; it’s found in embracing it fully—in the raw, vulnerable, and often uncomfortable work of bringing our repressed emotions into the light.
Only by facing what lies beneath the surface can we move beyond illusion and step into a life of authentic connection and embodied freedom.”
“The focus of this book is to illuminate the broader systemic issue—a historical pattern of bypassing emotional exploration that extends beyond contemporary teachings, including those of Scott Kiloby, tracing back to various traditions. By concentrating on defining the problem rather than prescribing a solution, the authors aim to empower self-motivated readers to embark on their own journeys of emotional processing.”
