Vows

There are various types of actions that indicate the practical application of refuge in our daily lives and what we actually need to do in order to maintain that direction.

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.

Presentation of bonding practices that create close bonds with the five “Buddha-families” – aspects of clear light mental activity that allow us to attain enlightenment.

The development of bodhichitta progresses through various stages leading to the five types of trainings that prevent our development of bodhichitta from weakening in this life or in future lives.

A detailed explanation of the background and content of this daily six-session practice and how it helps us to keep our commitments from receiving an anuttarayoga tantra empowerment.

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 introduces the three graded scopes of motivation leading to enlightenment.

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.

The source of the lam-rim graded path teachings in Tibet.

The “Kalachakra Six-Session Yoga” adds to the basic six-session practice recitation of many aspects of the path to enlightenment to meditate upon for building up positive force.