My First Month Long Silent Meditation Retreat

My First Month Long Silent Meditation Retreat

Meditation

In 1988, in an effort to explore the Buddhist path, I decided to do a month long silent meditation retreat in the forests of Vermont.  It was a stretch.  Outside of a few weekends of meditation I had never tried to practice for so long. I walked up the road to the...
Three Downsides of the Mindfulness Revolution

Three Downsides of the Mindfulness Revolution

Meditation

The benefits of mindfulness are legion. However, I do believe there are downsides of the mindfulness revolution, because wherever you find light, you find the near enemies.   1. Scientism As potent as mindfulness is, it is not a panacea. Just like one can stray in the...
Interview with Zvi Ish-Shalom

Interview with Zvi Ish-Shalom

Interviews

Zvi explains how the path is more perceptual than actual, and how this narrative ties into the lucidity principle. Join Andrew and Zvi Ish-Shalom for a look at the role of dreams in Judaism. Zvi shares his personal story of how dreams continue to affect his practice...
Interview with Stephen LaBerge

Interview with Stephen LaBerge

Interviews

Who am I? And who are the “others” in your dreams? How do identity and lucidity fit together? Join Andrew in a rare live interview with Stephen LaBerge, the esteemed researcher of lucid dreaming, conducted at the Sedona lucid dreaming retreat, October 2019. This is an...
Interview With Evan Thompson

Interview With Evan Thompson

Interviews

For a transcript of this interview, see below. Most OBE’s are probably lucid dreams, and you can test this in your own dreams. Join Andrew in an interview with Evan Thompson, a remarkable conversation that covers a vast terrain of topics. This interview with Evan...