Sounds True: Insights at the Edge Andrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 1
Aug 19, 2025
Andrew Holecek, a scholar and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, shares his insights on the mysteries of reincarnation and the nature of consciousness. He explores how our beliefs about death shape our lives and emphasizes the importance of awareness and habits. The discussion delves into the Tibetan concepts of bardo and dream yoga, suggesting that cultivating lucidity can transform both dreams and waking experiences. Listeners are invited to reflect on transitions in life and how understanding the art of dying can enhance our current existence.
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Three Bardos Guide Rebirth
- Tibetan bardo teachings map three transitional states: painful dying, luminous suchness, and karmic becoming.
- Habit (karma) drives rebirth across moment-to-moment, night-to-night, and life-to-life transitions.
Divorce As A Bardo Experience
- Andrew describes his divorce as a painful bardo that pulled away familiar ground and exposed habitual urges to immediately 'take rebirth.'
- He used that liminal space to choose more conscious responses rather than automatic rebounds.
Stay With Liminal Uncertainty
- When you land in liminal loss, resist reflexive 'take rebirth' habits like jumping into a new relationship or job.
- Stay with open, uncomfortable uncertainty to make wiser, kinder choices.
