Ep19: Karmamudra, Chu Len, & Tummo - Glenn Mullin

In this episode I am once again joined by Lama Glenn Mullin - Tibetologist, translator, and Tantric Buddhist meditation teacher, who studied for many years in Dharmsala with the Dalai Lama’s own gurus.

In our last conversation, way back in Episode 9, we talked all about this fascinating period of Glenn’s life. We ended that podcast just beginning to touch on the inner yogas of Tantric Buddhism.

In this episode we dive deeper into the completion stage practices as we discuss tummo (tsa lung tigle), the balancing of the male and female energies, clear light yoga, and we enter the realms of karmamudra, or ‘Tantric sex’, as it is presented in the Six Yogas of Naropa.

Downloadable audio version of this podcast:   / ep19-glenn-mullin-guru-viking-podcast  

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Topics include:

Producing heat with tummo practices
Tests of tummo practice in old Tibet
Demonstrations of energy control
The three qualities of inner bliss
The real purpose of tummo practice
Samayamudra, karmamudra, mahamudra, and dharmamudra
Esoteric nutrition practices of chu len
Magic pill, stone, and starlight - the 3 types of chu len practice
Solo vs group retreat in Tibetan Buddhism
Glenn’s training in chu len
21 Day Flower Essence Fast
Magic pill recipe of the 2nd Dalai Lama
The effect of past life karma on practice
Are retreats necessary?
The teacher-student relationship in Tantra
The role of Guru Yoga in the 6 Yogas
Glenn’s spiritual friendship with Ling Rinpoche
Balancing the male and female energies in the body
Glenn’s Korean Zen student
The eternal radiance of the soul
Natural encounters with the mother clear light mind
The death process
Death yoga and assisting the dying
Tummo as a death simulation process
The 4 mudras
Karmamudra controversies
Problematic attitudes towards sex in the West
Comments on Dzogchen and Mahamudra
Consequences of balancing the male and female energies
Tantra and the office supplies salesman
Expressing Buddha nature in daily life
The Yoga of the Playful Deity
Dangers in tummo practice
Tantric love-making in the Tibetan tradition
Secrecy in tantric practice
How widespread is genuine karmamudra today?
The meaning of monastic vows of celibacy
The forbidden nature of eroticism
Glenn’s training in karmamudra
The superiority of the female body in tantra
Is monogamy preferable?
Male dominated cultural trends
Semen retention techniques in the 6 Yogas of Naropa
Do both partners need to be trained?
3 different types of karmamudra partner
Problems with bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West
‘One lama, one student’
Manifesting from the natural radiance of your stream of being

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To watch my other interviews with Glenn:
   • Lama Glenn Mullin Series  

To find our more about Glenn, visit:
http://www.glennmullin.com/
https://www.runawayjourneys.com/
  / maitripa.glenn  

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
www.guruviking.com

Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James