Tantra

The mechanism for how receiving an initiation prepares us for successful tantra practice.

Buddhist and Hindu tantra practice share many of the same methods, such as working with the energy-winds, channels and chakras of the subtle energy-system. The most distinctive differences between them are the ultimate aim of the practice and the understanding of reality.

Buddha-family traits refer to aspects of Buddha-nature that all of us have that enable us to become Buddhas.

With the secondary tantric vows, we promise to refrain from “eight thick actions.” Committing them would hamper meditation practice and progress along the yoga tantra and anuttarayoga tantra paths.

The primary connotation of “ngondro” is preparation. These practices are absolutely essential preparation for undertaking and sustaining our “spiritual journey.”

Practices that bond us closely to mother tantra helps us to remain on course for achieving blissful awareness of voidness with clear light mental activity.

Learn about the nature of happiness and how we can strengthen and use it on the Buddhist path as a pathway mind leading to liberation and enlightenment.

Kriya tantra (ritual tantra) is found in the Nyingma and Sarma classification schemes. It’s a practice with deity visualization that emphasizes cleanliness, vegetarianism and purification.

An elaboration of the four reasons for the efficiency of tantra over sutra in general tantra common to all four classes of tantra.

In order to develop an effective tantra practice, we need to understand what tantra is, how it works and how it’s more efficient than the sutra methods alone. Our practice is effective if it purifies away our emotional and cognitive obscurations and strengthens our...