Ep26: Illusory Body Yogas of Waking, Sleep, & Death - Glenn Mullin

Glenn Mullin is a Tibetologist, translator, and Tantric Buddhist meditation teacher, who studied for many years in Dharmsala with the Dalai Lama’s own gurus.
Continuing on from our previous discussions on the 6 Yogas of Naropa, we move beyond tummo into the illusory body yogas - including the illusory nature of appearances, the yogas of dream and sleep sleep, and bardo yoga.
Glenn lays out how to practice tantra in all aspects of life, explores the differences between the tantra and sutra application of emptiness, addressees imbalances between the male and female energies and how to remedy them, and reveals the difference between tantric dream yoga vs modern lucid dreaming techniques.
Topics Include:
00:58 - The death process and the five signs of tummo accomplishment
21:07 - Practicing tantra in all aspects of ordinary life
29:46 - Glenn’s sleep yoga practice
30:46 - Illusory nature of reality
42:08 - Emptiness in tantra vs sutra
52:34 - Illusory body yogas of sleep and bardo
54:13- Tantric visualisation in daily life
1:00:56 - Imbalances in the male and female energies
1:06:32 - Modern lucid dreaming vs Tantric Dream Yoga
To watch my other interviews with Glenn:
• Lama Glenn Mullin Series
To find our more about Glenn, visit:
- www.runawayjou...
- www.glennmullin...
- / maitripa.glenn
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- www.guruviking.com
Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James

[@Tharealsolomon]

Your interviews with Lama Glenn are all priceless gems 🙏

[@seanpatrick4155]

Many times, like this one, I enjoy these podcasts more than formal teachings at Dharma centers, etc. They are more relaxed, personal and entertaining. Great Job. I hope to see more interviews with him on your site.

[@jonathannadeau6218]

Glenn is one of my favourite of your guests

[@GuruViking]

Yeh, he's awesome.

[@claudiocipullo1362]

Great Glenn using in a worthwhile way his precious human rebirth!

[@LoveJungle420]

This was so informative yet easy to digest, although I will probably needs to listen another one or two times to fully absorb everything. Thanks so much Steve! Love your interview style penetrating, succinct and then you get out of the way and let them speak.

[@jadeglouglou]

It is indeed a goldmine of knowledge, thank you for this excellent interview!🤩

[@alexandrarencoret5599]

And yes this is a goldmine full of treasures!!!

[@GuruViking]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@GuruViking]

Was there a particular nugget that jumped out to you?

[@alexandrarencoret5599]

@@GuruViking Well I am becoming aware of the energy movement in my body and noticing when the brain stop all activity like Glenn was mentioning it in sexual activiy, and I wonder how to get to this point through dream yoga which I am practicing more and more with good results. I am doing a retreat on the Six Yogas of Naropa now in april, I am very excited!

[@GuruViking]

@@alexandrarencoret5599 Very interesting, who is teaching your retreat?

[@alexandrarencoret5599]

@@GuruViking Lama Glenn Mullin!!!

[@alexandrarencoret5599]

So you did the third podcast, bravo!! excellent interview!! The Six Yogas of Naropa are fascinating and so important in tantric practice, please keep doing more podcasts on this subject, a big thanks!!!

[@GuruViking]

Thank you Alexandra! I certainly intend to continue exploring this subject on the podcast :-)

[@alexandrarencoret5599]

@@GuruViking Wonderful, I will be waiting for it! Thank you again, your interviews are just great!

[@GuruViking]

@@alexandrarencoret5599 Thank you very much!

[@claudiocipullo1362]

Bravo Glenn!

[@claudiocipullo1362]

Glenn is a great mine of informations about three yanas.

[@vvvvaaaacccc]

I find it utterly bizarre that Glenn time and time again refers to tantric techniques going back to the time of the Buddha. I don't mean to discredit these techniques, but I would be surprised if the six yogas of Naropa were passed down for ~1400 years before finally being written down.

[@squamish4244]

I gotta admit I have plain old practical issues with the Forceful Projection Yoga he doesn't mention here. If you are going to take over a dead body, you're still going to have to cure whatever it died from! And if you are advanced enough to do that practice, why can't you just cure your own? Also, there's the moral element - walking around in a body that is not 'yours' would creep the f- out of the previous person's family, it's like Pet Sematary or something.