Andrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 2

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Join Tami Simon and Andrew Holecek for the second half of their exploration of reincarnation. Here, they delve deeper into Tibetan Buddhist perspectives on death, rebirth, and the power of "dark retreat" practice, revealing practical guidance for navigating everyday life.

What happens after we die? And what do habits have to do with the process? In this episode of Insights at the Edge, host Tami Simon welcomes Andrew Holecek, scholar, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and non-dual wisdom traditions. Together, they dive into the mysteries of reincarnation and the "gap between lives." Drawing from Tibetan teachings on the bardos, dream yoga, and the art of dying, Andrew shares practical insights on how these ancient teachings are not just about what happens after death, but also about navigating the transitions and challenges we face here and now.

Join them to explore:

How our beliefs about death deeply inform how we live
The nature of awareness and the influence of habits
How cultivating lucidity transforms both our dreams and our waking lives, and more

Note: These interviews originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

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0:00.0	The Sounds True Podcast Network.
0:07.1	Death is the end of a body.
0:09.4	It's not the end of a relationship.
0:12.1	And so if we maintain this deep understanding of the fabric and the commonality of the human condition,
0:19.0	we can meet them at this reduction base. We can meet them at this
0:22.4	level. And we can really help them. Hi friends. I'm Tammy Simon. And since I was young, I've had a
0:34.6	nagging feeling that I didn't prepare properly for my death the last time around.
0:41.3	And I don't want to make that same mistake again.
0:44.8	Now, of course, maybe this was just a child's imagination.
0:48.8	But questions like, am I actually ready to die? And is there continuity after death? And if so, what continues?
1:01.0	These are questions across cultures and across time that have pushed inner explorers to inquire
1:09.4	more deeply and learn more. Welcome to this special Insights at the Edge
1:15.2	series, once more. Exploring reincarnation and the gap between lives. Stay with us.
1:34.3	And now part two of my interview with Andrew Holichick.
1:40.2	I want to get personal for a moment and see what you make of this, which is I feel like if I were a good Buddhist, at the time of my death, there would be this
1:51.1	voluntary, as you said, desire to serve all beings and come back into incarnation as a loving servant.
2:03.5	But what I've noticed, and I used to believe that, but I've noticed of late,
2:08.5	I really hope I don't have to come back.
2:11.3	And that's the truth.
2:12.4	And I feel a little embarrassed or confessional or weak to say that, or I must not have a good tolerance or ability
2:20.4	to work with pain and form or something. But I'm curious what you make of that. Yeah. Oh, man,
2:27.4	this is so cool. Okay. So let's give an example here about, first of all, coming back, who comes back, and like,
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