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Feb 18 2021

OM104 – On a Mahamudra Meditation Retreat with Vajrayana Master Daniel P. Brown

OM104 – On a Mahamudra Meditation Retreat with Vajrayana Master Daniel P. BrownMorgan Dix
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In early 2020, before any of us had heard anything about a lethal virus emerging from Wuhan Province, China, I attended a life changing 8-day Mahamudra meditation retreat with Harvard neuropsychologist and Vajrayana master Daniel P. Brown PHd.

After a nine year pause on spiritual retreats, this was my first extended in-person retreat with a living teacher.

I did also attend a 10-day silent Vipassana Retreat in summer 2019, but that was accompanied by recordings from S.N. Goenka. That was a powerful experience in its own right, but we weren’t receiving teachings from a living, breathing, responsive human being.

It’s a totally different thing and, in my experience, they don’t really compare.

I am no stranger to retreats. In my years living at the ashram, I did countless 10 and 21-day silent meditation retreats. Some directly guided by my teacher, and others completely solo.

I know how powerful they can be.

And this experience was no exception. In fact, it was healing and heart opening in ways I couldn’t have anticipated.

In this episode, I share my experience of going on a Mahamudra meditation retreat with Daniel P. Brown.

I encourage you to pair this podcast with my interview with Dan Brown and his former student, John Churchill. All three links are listed below.

Show Notes:

  • OM098 – Pt 1. Dan Brown PhD Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way
  • OM099 – Pt 2. Dr. Dan Brown Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way
  • OM075: John Churchill on Mahamudra Meditation & A Vision For Enlightened Culture
  • https://pointingoutway.org/

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Featured, One Mind

About Morgan Dix

Morgan Dix is a writer, educator, and cofounder of About Meditation who explores the intersection of meditation and culture through articles, eBooks, courses, and the popular OneMind Meditation Podcast. Read more articles by Morgan here.

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  1. christopher says

    February 20, 2021 at 7:55 PM

    You have got me interested in Andrew Cohen. I found out that there is a three episode documentary about him called “How I created a cult”. It was made around 2016-17, but then it disappeared. I’m not a conspiracy minded person, but it is suspicious. After searching as far as I could for information, it appears that the person who made this documentary sold it to an Australian company that is in the process of giving it a make over, and presumably they will release it again. However, they have been working on it for five years. Strange. Do you know how to get this documentary? I’m a documentary lover.

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    • Morgan Dix says

      February 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

      Hi Chris, That’s interesting. I watched a 6-episode of that documentary several years ago and I can’t find it either. I reckon you’re right. Someone probably purchased the rights and is updating it. It’s well worth watching. There are several interviews with Andrew Cohen, former students, critics, advocates, etc.

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