BHNN Guest Podcast – Ep. 179 – Ego and the Afterlife from Sufi Teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

In a stimulating talk on reincarnation, ego-death, and other dimensions, renowned Sufi teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee bridges this world and the next.

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This week, teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee returns to explore:
  • The unknowable essence of death
  • Lessons and instructions from the Upanishads
  • Dying to the ego before we die to this physical world
  • The transcendent dimension of our own being
  • Having choice in the afterlife if one transcends their ego in their life
  • How relationships with spiritual teachers can last lifetime after lifetime
  • Reincarnation and unfinished spiritual lessons
  • Journeying through other dimensions
  • Death as a friend and destination
  • How easy it is to be caught in the distortions of the world
  • Learning the lessons of our individual souls
  • Being surrounded by an all-embracing light

“The further one travels along the spiritual path, the more life and death are intertwined. The mystery for me has always been how life covers over so much of our true nature, which
death reveals.” – Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

About Llewellyn:

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D. is a Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Order. He is the author of Sufism, the Transformation of the Heart, and the founder of The Golden Sufi Center. Check out his new podcast Working With Oneness.

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