New PDF release: Essence of Vajrayana: The Highest Yoga Tantra practice of

By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

ISBN-10: 0948006471

ISBN-13: 9780948006470

ISBN-10: 094800648X

ISBN-13: 9780948006487

"Essence of Vajrayana" is the 1st entire clarification in English of the top Yoga Tantra perform of Heruka physique mandala. Buddha Heruka is a manifestation of the entire Buddhas' enlightened compassion, and by way of depending upon him we will quickly reach a natural selfless pleasure and convey precise happiness to others.
In half One, Geshe Kelsang explains with nice readability and precision how we will guidance the elegant meditations of Heruka physique mandala, and thereby progressively rework our usual global and studies into the transcendental truth of a Buddha. Then, partly , he offers definitive directions at the of entirety degree practices that bring about the best bliss of complete enlightenment during this one lifetime.
This is a treasury of sensible directions for these heavily drawn to following the Tantric direction.

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The experience similar to the cause of killing is that in subsequent rebirths we suffer from physical pain, poor health, and a short life. The tendency similar to the cause of killing is that in life after life we have a strong propensity to kill living 30 TRAINING IN THE BASIC PRACTICES beings. This is the worst effect because it traps us in a vicious circle of killing. Finally, the environmental effect of killing is that the place where we live is impure, making it hard to find uncontaminated food, air, water, and so forth, which in turn causes us to suffer from ill health.

All the lineage Gurus of the vast path form a circle starting with Asanga and going clockwise around the central figure of Maitreya. From the heart of Guru Heruka light radiates to his left where he emanates as Manjushri seated on a throne, lotus, and moon disc. His body is the same colour as Maitreya's and he has the same posture except that instead of holding naga trees he holds the stems of upali flowers. The flower that blooms beside his right ear supports a wisdom sword, and the flower that blooms beside his left ear supports a text of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Lines.

His hands are in the gesture of expounding Dharma. He has a small crownprotusion and, arched over his head without touching it, is a canopy of seven snakes. All the lineage Gurus of the profound 45 Nagarjuna THE YOGA OF THE GURU path form a circle starting with Nagarjuna and going counter­ clockwise around the central figure of Manjushri. To the right of the lineage Gurus of the vast path sit the lineage Gurus of Kadam Lamrimpa, and to the left of the lin­ eage Gurus of the profound path sit the lineage Gurus of Kadam Shungpawa.

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