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. 

Shamatha Meditation Instruction

Shamatha Meditation Instruction

In this audio program,  I offer meditation instruction on Shamatha, or calm abiding meditation. This is a fundamental form of mindfulness meditation. This is excerpted from my audio learning course (available through Soundstrue.com) Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening through Lucid Dreaming....

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The Power of Perspective: The Straw Effect

The Power of Perspective: The Straw Effect

Take a look at your own experience and see if it’s not true: when the mind gets small, problems get big; when the mind gets big, problems get small. That is where the power of perspective can help. One of the biggest problems we have in life is loss of perspective, and how that results in...

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A Paper on the Concept of Lucidity & Virtual Reality

A Paper on the Concept of Lucidity & Virtual Reality

I recently finished writing a scientific paper with the neuroscientist Jordan Quaglia, exploring the topic of lucidity within the context of lucid dreaming and virtual reality. The Research for the Paper Started at One of My Lucid Dreaming/Dream Yoga Retreats In 2017, Jordon reached out to me...

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Why Is Lucid Dreaming So Hard?

Why Is Lucid Dreaming So Hard?

Why is lucid dreaming so hard? These magical dreams – when you know that you’re dreaming while you’re dreaming – are frustratingly illusive. For many people it almost feels like a bait-and-switch: so much is promised, so little delivered. Lucid dreaming and its cousin dream yoga (which uses...

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Four Dharmas of Gampopa

Four Dharmas of Gampopa

The Four Dharmas of Gampopa is an important set of teachings that were made available to us by the great master, Lord Gampopa. (or the man from Gampo) He was one of the great fathers of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and was the most famous disciple of Milarepa.  In the first part of this...

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The Importance of View on the Buddhist Path

The Importance of View on the Buddhist Path

The Importance of View on the Buddhist Path A great deal of confusion along the path is born from misunderstanding its stages, and the larger context in which it always takes place.  It's easy to underestimate the importance of view on the Buddhist path - proper perspective and context helps keep...

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Dream Yoga In Depth Audio Course

Dream Yoga In Depth Audio Course

If you are looking for a thorough introduction to the night time practice of dream yoga, Andrew produced a dream yoga in depth audio course with Sounds True titled Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming. This 6 hour and 42 minute dream yoga audio program combines modern...

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Karmic Implications of Suicide

Karmic Implications of Suicide

To address questions about the karmic implications of suicide, it helps to understand the four aspects of a fully established karma. What is a karmic action made of? How are the consequences of an act established? Even though the topic of karma has entered the public domain, it is perhaps the most...

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How to Lucid Dream

How to
Lucid Dream:
My Top 10 Techniques

A free pdf download. With the proper techniques, anyone can lucid dream. Find out how.

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