The Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra

by GYATRUL RINPOCHE

• ISBN13: 9781559392297
• ISBN10: 1559392290
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-08
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

This book offers an exceptionally clear and accessible presentation of the generation stage pratices of deity yoga.

Author Biography

Gyatrul Rinpoche co-founded the Pacific Region Yeshe Nyingpo centers on the West Coast.

Table of Contents

List of Plates	p. 7
A Brief Biography of Gyatrul Rinpoche	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
General Introduction	p. 15
The General Preliminaries	p. 23
The Four Thoughts	p. 27
Refuge	p. 29
Bodhicitta	p. 34
The Specific Preliminaries	p. 37
Clearing Away Non-conducive Circumstances	p. 37
Expelling Negative and Demonic Forces	p. 37
Establishing the Wheel of Protection	p. 39
Establishing Conducive Conditions	p. 41
Descent of the Blessings	p. 41
Blessing the Offering Materials	p. 42
The Actual Practice: The Yoga of Meditative Equipoise-Part I	p. 45
The Yoga of the Physical Mudra	p. 46
The Three Meditative Absorptions	p. 46
Generating the Support and Supporting Mandalas	p. 52
Invoking the Primordial Wisdom Being and Requesting Stability	p. 70
Homage, Offering and Praise	p. 72
Training in the Visualization of the Principal Deity	p. 83
The Actual Practice: The Yoga of Meditative Equipoise-Part II	p. 89
The Yoga of Speech Recitation	p. 89
General Understanding	p. 89
Particular Necessity for Practice	p. 90
The Actual Nature of Recitation	p. 91
Different Types of Recitation	p. 94
Manner of Reciting Mantras	p. 97
Number of Recitations	p. 104
Activity Upon Completion	p. 105
The Actual Practice: The Yoga of Meditative Equipoise-Part III	p. 109
The Yoga of Clear Light	p. 109
The Actual Practice: The Yoga of Arising from Equipoise	p. 113
The Completion	p. 115
Plates	p. 119
Appendices	p. 129
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