- Tantra
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. The Uniqueness of Tantra
- Sutra and Tantra
- Tantra and the Mahayana
- The Prerequisites
- The Vajrayana Was Taught by the Buddha
- Vajrayana and Its Many Names
- The Unique Features of Vajrayana
- The Four Complete Purities
- Vajrayana Combines Method and Wisdom
- Deity Yoga
- Practicing Deity Yoga
- The Three Aspects of Deity Yoga
- Utilizing Afflictive Emotions on the Path
- 2. Entering the Vajrayana
- 3. The Lower Tantras
- 4. Practicing Kriya Tantra
- 5. Preparation for Highest Yoga Tantra
- 6. Practicing the Generation Stage
- Before the Actual Practice
- The Three Components of the Guhyasamaja Sadhana
- The Yoga of Taking Death as the Dharmakaya Into the Path
- The Eight Dissolutions
- The Base, Path, and Result in the Death Practice
- The Yoga of Taking the Intermediate State as the Sambhogakaya Into the Path
- The Base, Path, and Result in the Bardo Practice
- The Yoga of Taking Rebirth as Nirmanakaya into the Path
- 7. The Nature of the Body and Mind
- 8. The Six Levels of the Completion Stage
- Physical Isolation
- The Actual Meditation of Physical Isolation
- The Post-Meditation Session
- Tumo Practice
- Verbal Isolation
- The Mantra-Drop Meditation
- The Light-Drop Meditation
- The Substance-Drop Meditation
- Mental Isolation
- The Two Levels of Mental Isolation
- The Action Seal
- The Illusory Body
- Clear Light
- Union
- Learner’s Union
- Non-Learner’s Union
- No-More Learning
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors
- The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
- Copyright
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