The Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa

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This work includes six important texts on this popular tantric system, including original Indian works by Tilopa and Naropa, and Tibetan writings by Lama Tsong Khapa, Gwalwa Wensapa, the First Panchen Lama and Lama Jey Sherab Gyatso. A companion volume to Lama Tsong Khapa's "Six Yogas of Naropa", this collection of readings on the six yogas of Naropa - inner heat, illusory body, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection and bardo yoga - discusses the practices, their context and the historical continuity of this esoteric tradition, which is said to bring full enlightenment in one lifetime. The six texts included are: "Oral Instruction of the Six Yogas" by Tilopa; "Vajra Verses of the Whispered Tradition" by Naropa; "Notes on a Book of Three Inspirations" by Jey Sherab Gyatso; "Handprints of the Profound Path of the Six Yogas of Naropa" by Gyalwa Wensapa; "Practice Manual of the Six Yogas of Naropa" by Lama Tsong Khapa; and "Golden Key: a Profound Guide to the Six Yogas of Naropa" by the First Panchen Lama.

Glenn H. Mullin is an internationally renowned Tibetologist, author, and expert on Buddhist meditation. He lived in Dharamsala, India, the home of the Dalai Lama, for many years, where he studied Tibetan language, literature, yoga, and meditation under twenty-five of the greatest masters of Tibet. He is the author of over fifteen books on Buddhist topics and has led many pilgrimages to Nepal and Tibet. He now divides his time between writing, lecturing, giving, workshops, and leading pilgrimages to the power places of Central Asia.

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