Luminous Emptiness: Experiencing Buddhist Non Duality & Emptiness with Andrew Holecek

Meditations to recognise the Clear Light Mind 

We've had several debates recently about whether consciousness is fundamental to reality, or something that is dependent on particular conditions to exist, just like everything else.  

This might sound intellectual, but it can make a real difference to how we meditate, and how we approach reality, our selves and each other. 

It's a debate that has raged for centuries, and some schools of Tibetan Buddhism posit a resolution. They claim that the irreducible description of reality is the union of luminosity and emptiness. When these aspects are married, the result is nonduality, or nirvana. When luminosity divorces emptiness, the result is duality, or samsara. 

Andrew, a scholar and advanced practitioner in this school of Buddhism will review the teachings on emptiness while emphasizing the role of luminosity.

We'll also learn the meditations that nurture luminous emptiness, especially the emerging practice of dark retreat -- where the light of the mind shines most brightly. 

What is the light of the mind? How do we get blinded by it? Why is it so central to enlightenment? 

About Andrew Holecek

Andrew Holecek is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism, has completed the Tibetan Buddhist three-year retreat and is a frequent subject in scientific studies on meditation and lucid dreaming. He is the Resident Contemplative Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, and a research consultant for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Northwestern University. His work involves studies on dream yoga and the practice of dark retreat. Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the author of nine books, and a concert pianist. 

His work integrates ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary perspectives, aiming to help individuals navigate spiritual challenges and end-of-life experiences. Holecek holds degrees in classical music, biology, and a doctorate in dental surgery. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending the ancient wisdom of the East with modern knowledge from the West.

Drawing on years of intensive study and practice, he teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles, helping people with hardship and pain, death and dying, and problems in meditation. Known as an expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream, he is an experienced guide for students drawn to these powerful nocturnal practices.

Andrew Holecek is the author of many books and offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. He is the author of Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep, the audio learning course, Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming, Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming, and The Lucid Dreaming Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Your Dream Life,  Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom, and I’m Mindful, Now What? (See all of his books). Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the author of scientific papers on lucid dreaming.

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