Supplementary Material - The Bardos in Everyday Life
Welcome to the Bardos in Everyday Life: Covid 19 Version support page. On this page, in sequential order (starting at the top with the most recent class) for each of the ten classes, you will find all the quotes, links to articles, references to books, additional material and anything else to assist you in this journey.
Three Downsides of the Mindfulness Revolution
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 practice of mindfulness...
Interview with Zvi Ish-Shalom
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 and study, and explains their...
Interview with Stephen LaBerge
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 unusual interview because...
Interview With Evan Thompson
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 Thompson begins with a look at...
Interview with Dr. Nevin Arora
Lucid dreaming and solid advice on how to get the good sleep that supports it. Join Andrew for this interview with Dr. Nevin Arora. Sleep specialist Dr. Nevin Arora, MD looks thoroughly at the critical importance of sleep – and how to get it. The jury is in: the shorter you sleep, the shorter you...
Interview with Robert Thurman
For a transcript of this interview, see below The importance of ethics, morality, and discipline on the path, and the role of Right View. Join Andrew in this interview with Robert Thurman on a wide-ranging discussion, starting with a “state of the union” address about the status of Buddhism in the...
Interview with Jennifer Dumpert
Liminal Dreaming, that twilight zone of consciousness between waking and dreaming Join Andrew in this interview with Jennifer Dumpert, a lively discussion about Liminal Dreaming, that twilight zone of consciousness between waking and dreaming. Also known as the hypnogogic-hypnopompic state,...
Interview with Judson Brewer MD PhD
The nuts-and-bolts of addiction, and how it relates to non-lucidity. In this interview with Judson Brewer MD PhD, Andrew and Dr. Brewer take a close look at the nuts-and-bolts of addiction, and how it relates to non-lucidity. Judson shares the recent work of his lab, and the neuroscience that...
Interview with Clare Johnson PhD
The promise and peril of fear, how to work with it, and how to use it for growth and more. In this interview with Clare Johnson PhD, reknowned lucid dream author and researcher, Andrew and Clare explore a deep dive into the world of lucidity. This wide-ranging conversation begins with a close look...