Tantra

A deep understanding of the various components of an empowerment is important for gaining the most benefit from the experience.

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.

These root tantric vows give the necessary supporting context to our practice. Without them, we cannot gain attainments or realizations from tantric practice in the yogaand anuttarayoga classes.

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

An outline of some varieties of the phenomenon of consciousness traveling with a subtle form outside the rough body, found in the written and oral records of the Buddhist traditions of India and Tibet.

How to gain the most from tantric practice when lacking a traditional Buddhist background.

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 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.

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...

The six yogas or practices of Naropa are a set of extremely advanced anuttarayoga complete stage practices that have led various great masters to attain enlightenment in their very lifetime.