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X-WR-CALNAME:CBD 2024: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunity with Andrew 
 Holecek\, DDS
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DESCRIPTION:Reflecting on impermanence and death is “the supreme contempl
 ation” that led to the Buddha’s awakening and is summarized in his tea
 chings on the Wheel of Life. By transforming ignorance (the first link on 
 the wheel) into wisdom\, we transform death (the last link) into enlighten
 ment. With the Right View of wisdom\, death becomes a once-in-a-lifetime o
 pportunity. In Tibetan Buddhism\, death is referred to as “the dream at 
 the end of time\,” and the yogas of dream and sleep are preparations tha
 t keep that dream from turning into a nightmare. Meditation in general\, a
 nd nocturnal meditations in particular\, allow us to “die before we die
 ”\, leading to “the death of death.” This presentation will show you
  how meditation practices including lucid dreaming leads to lucid dying\, 
 and how reflecting on death ironically brings you more fully into life. \n
 \nAndrew Holecek\, DDS\, has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist
  meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on the art of dyin
 g\, meditation\, and lucid dreaming. He is the author of many books\, incl
 uding Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tib
 etan Buddhist Tradition\; and Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through L
 ucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep. Dr. Holecek is a member of t
 he American Academy of Sleep Medicine\, and the author of scientific paper
 s on lucid dreaming. His work has appeared in Parabola\, Lion’s Roar\, T
 ricycle\, Utne Reader\, Buddhadharma\, Light of Consciousness\, and many o
 ther periodicals. He holds degrees in classical music\, biology\, and a do
 ctorate in dental surgery. Andrew Holecek also will be leading an Interact
 ive Workshop on Oct. 28 titled Meditations for Dying Beford You Die and an
  ipause Guided Practice titled Meditations for Opening on Oct. 29.
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SUMMARY:CBD 2024: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunity with Andrew Holec
 ek\, DDS
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/cbd-2024-transforming-obsta
 cles-into-opportunity-with-andrew-holecek-dds
CATEGORIES:Class/Seminar
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