Tantra

What you need to know for taking a Kalachakra initiation.

Learn about the various levels of using the imagination to give rise to the appearances of Buddha-figures, representing the Enlightening Form Bodies of a Buddha.

In addition to taking bodhisattva and tantric vows, we also pledge at an anuttarayoga empowerment to maintain nine auxiliary bonding practices that bond us closely to tantra.

Atisha’s “Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment” is the forerunner of the Tibetan lam-rim tradition. It places special emphasis on the bodhisattva vows and their necessity for successful tantra practice.

The Prasangika-Madhyamaka presentation of how to achieve a union of method and voidness both in sutra and tantra.

Much confusion has arisen in Tibetan Buddhism about Dharma protectors, therefore it is beneficial to examine their history in Buddhism to better understand what role they play on the path to enlightenment.

The subtlest level of mind, the clear light mind, naturally makes an appearance similar to that when non-conceptually cognizing voidness. Even when not cognizing voidness, it does that explicitly at the moment of death and, according to the Jetsunpa textbooks, subliminally...

Understanding and appreciating Kalachakra’s unique features and methods for attaining enlightenment grow based on first understanding and appreciating the unique features of Mahayana sutra, general tantra and anuttarayoga tantra.

The Tibetan word “damtsig,” “samaya” in Sanskrit, means “close bond.” It refers to practices that create a close bond between us and a Buddha-figure or our spiritual teacher.

An overview of the structure of a “sadhana,” a visualization method used in tantra for generating and actualizing ourselves as a Buddha-figure.