Andrew Holecek: Stop, Drop, and Be Held in the Dark
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The Sounds True Podcast Network. Now, you know, Andrew, as I was reading Total Eclipse of the Mind, I have to say I fell in love with the dark and I pulled out of my closet, uh, a mindfold that I have of I was like, okay, I don't want to just keep reading about this, I want to get into it. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Andrew Holichek. Andrew Holichek is, first of all, a friend.
He's someone I admire. He's an interdisciplinary scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and other nondual wisdom traditions who has a terrific gift at making deep and esoteric teachings accessible and practical, including Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the bardo, the passage between life and death. Teachings on sleep and dream yoga, how we can actually do spiritual practice while we're sleeping, and the practice of dark retreat, full immersion in darkness, which is what we're going to be talking about today. He's the author of the new Sounds True book, Total Eclipse of the Mind, Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation. Friends, stay with us.
Andrew, welcome. Me, it's such a delight, really. Every time I hang with you, I just so look forward to it. Thank you for the opportunity. You've been a meditator for 50 years.
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