Ep28 Dream Yoga, Solo Retreat Guide, & Unlocking the Human Potential - Glenn Mullin
In this episode I talk with Tibetologist, translator, and Tantric Buddhist meditation teacher Glenn Mullin about the fascinating subject of dream yoga.
We begin by discussing Glenn’s own training in the 6 Yogas of Naropa, with specific detail about his own solo retreats -including a special dream yoga retreat in which Glenn remained upright for weeks – never lying down – to deeply penetrate the world of dreams.
We also talk about how to unlock the historically suppressed human inheritance of deep states of consciousnes and extra-ordinary abilities such as dream travel and ancestral communication.
Audio version of this podcast available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
Topics Include:
00:46 – Differences between Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelugpa training methods
04:00 – Glenn’s training in the 6 Yogas of Naropa and solo retreat history
10:01- A typical retreat day schedule
11:45 – Individual variations on a daily schedule
15:10 – The best ages to do retreat practice
17:04 – Group retreat vs solo retreat
20:48 – Integration difficulties after extended retreat
24:00 – Choosing what to practice on retreat
25:04 – Why Glenn never became a hermit or monk
28:23 – Relating to a Lama
32:07 – The 4 practices of Chöd
34:00 – Yogic lucid dream practice
37:50 – Special dream yoga retreat format
41:19 – Attainment in dream yoga
42:20- First stage of dream yoga
46:50 – Illusory body yoga
49:00 – Further stages of dream yoga
51:27 – Stories of dream travel
56:58 – Dreaming of ancestors
58:56 – Unlocking the human inheritance of the deep mind
1:02:10 – Witch hunts and the plastic society
Previous Glenn Mullin episodes:
https://www.guruviking.com/guru-viking-interviews-ep9-glenn-mullin/
https://www.guruviking.com/ep19-glenn-mullin-guru-viking-interviews/
https://www.guruviking.com/ep26-glenn-mullin-illusory-body-yoga-of-waking-sleep-and-death/
To find our more about Glenn, visit:
https://www.runawayjourneys.com/
http://www.glennmullin.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Maitripa.Glenn
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James