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.
Interview with Charley Morley
Induction Method, Shadow Work, Healing, The Placebo Effect, and Working with Discouragement Join us for this engaging interview with Charlie Morley, a bestselling author and teacher of both lucid dreaming and shadow work. This interview is part of a series that Andrew is conducting with thought...
Interview with Ken Wilber
Ken Wilber shares his personal story and then offers an overview of Integral Theory that is not to be missed. Integral Theory has unparalleled explanatory power that covers both the nocturnal and diurnal aspects. This is one reason we invited Ken to be our first interview guest, because the map he describes completely covers the territory we will be exploring.
Illusory Form Practice: What Do You Really Want?
One of the things that distinguishes dream yoga from lucid dreaming is the daytime practice of Illusory Form. They are reciprocating practices, which means that your nighttime practice of dream yoga strengthens your daytime practice of Illusory Form, and your Illusory Form practice strengthens...
How to Practice Lucid Dreaming
How to Practice Lucid Dreaming Article by Andrew Holecek in Lion's Roar Magazine You know that magical moment when you wake up within a dream and know you’re dreaming? That’s lucid dreaming. It’s a skill you can develop and a beneficial meditation practice you can do. A non- lucid dream is a...
Is Virtual Reality Getting Too Real?
Is Virtual Reality Getting Too Real? A conversation with Andrew Holecek, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, and neuroscientist Jordan Quaglia, Tech moguls and gamers aren’t the only ones plugging into artificial virtual worlds these days. VR programs have helped treat phobias and PTSD, NASA scientists to...
Awake in a Dream: How Lucid Dreaming Cultivates Deeper Awareness
In this video, Andrew offers some observations on why one should engage in lucid dreaming and dream yoga. He suggests that not only does lucid dreaming increase awareness, but that cultivating the nighttime practices enhances problem solving during the day and heightens perception overall.
The Evolution of Abuse
It’s happened again, most recently in the Shambhala community. And it is heartbreaking. Scandals in spiritual organizations will never end until we understand the processes that give rise to them. The wisdom traditions maintain that if we can relate to them properly, obstacles are opportunities in...
Shamatha Meditation as a Preparation for Death
Shamatha meditation is a fundamental form of mindfulness meditation. Shamatha means “peaceful abiding”.”Mindfulness is the meditation common to all schools of Buddhism. It is the ground meditation upon which all subsequent meditations are based. Without a solid foundation in mindfulness, all the other practices become shaky.
How Vipassana Meditation Helps Prepare for Death
Just as shamatha meditation prepares the mind for the after death states, we can also look at how vipassana meditation helps prepare for death. One of the main themes in The Tibetan Book of the Dead is “recognition and liberation are simultaneous.” This relates to Vipassana, the practice of...
