Ep9: 6 Yogas of Naropa - Lama Glenn Mullin

Glenn H. Mullin is a Tibetologist, Buddhist writer, translator of classical Tibetan literature, and teacher of Tantric Buddhist meditation. He divides his time between writing, teaching, meditating, and leading tour groups to the power places of Nepal and Tibet.

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In this interview we discuss Glenn’s early fascination with Tibet, his decades of rigorous study in India with the Dalai Lama’s two personal gurus, Glenn’s life-changing meditation experiences, enlightenment and orgasm, and we delve into the 6 Yogas of Naropa – a tantric system full of fascinating techniques such as Deity Yoga, Tummo, dream work, and more…

Topics include:

– The British fascination with Tibet
– Glenn’s early family influences
– Spending 12 years in India at the Dalai Lama’s school for Westerners
– Glenn’s personal experiences with the Dalai Lama
– What Tibetans and the Irish have in common
– Popular vs unpopular enlightenment
– Qualities of a spiritual master
– The process of lineage authorisation in Tibetan Buddhism
– The varying standards of Lama qualification across the various Tibetan sects
– How to assess a teacher
– Glenn’s early training regime in Dharmsala
– The main challenge in the early stages of meditation
– The difference between compassion and wisdom meditations
– Was Jesus a Buddhist monk?
– The ‘earthquake experience’ of insight into the nature of the self
– Glenn’s ‘earthquake experience’ on retreat
– The challenges of integrating profound spiritual experience into everyday life
– Direct, non-processed experience and the metaphor of orgasm
– The 6 Yogas of Naropa and the lazy man’s way to enlightenment
– Glenn’s background in the 6 Yogas of Naropa
– Differences in the ways the tantras were practiced over the centuries
– The linguistic code of the hidden tantras
– The 5 stages of tantra
– The practice of seeing the world as a tantric theatre
– The essential prerequisites of practicing tantra
– True practice vs fantasy and delusion
– Applications of tantric practice in relationship and business
– The expression of the personality
– The 4 faces of compassionate engagement