The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra - EN 2nd Ed - Contents

The Oral Instructions
of Mahamudra
Second Edition
Contents
Illustrations ............................................................................ix
PART ONE: THE GENERAL EXPLANATION OF THIS

PRACTICE ..........................................................................1
Introduction ...........................................................................3
The Practice of the Preliminaries .......................................9
Training in Sincerely Going for Refuge, the
Gateway to Entering Buddhism; and Training in
the Compassionate Mind of Bodhichitta, the
Gateway to Entering the Mahayana, the Main
Path to the State of Enlightenment ...............................9
Training in Purification Practice, the Gateway to
Purifying Non-virtuous Actions and
Obstructions ...................................................................18
Training in the Practice of the Mandala Offering,
the Gateway to Accumulating the Collection of
Merit and Attaining an Enlightened Pure Land ......19
Training in Guru Yoga, the Gateway to Receiving
Blessings...........................................................................21
The Actual Practice of Mahamudra..................................27
Having Identified Our Own Mind, Meditating on
Tranquil Abiding ...........................................................30
Having Realized Emptiness, Meditating on
Superior Seeing ..............................................................36
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Meditating on the Central Channel, the Yoga of the
Central Channel .............................................................50
Meditating on the Indestructible Drop, the Yoga of
the Drop ..........................................................................51
Meditating on the Indestructible Wind, the Yoga
of Wind ..........................................................................53
PART TWO: THE HUNDREDS OF DEITIES OF THE
JOYFUL LAND ACCORDING TO HIGHEST YOGA
TANTRA: THE GURU YOGA OF JE TSONGKHAPA
AS A PRELIMINARY PRACTICE FOR
MAHAMUDRA ................................................................63
Visualization ......................................................................65
Taking the Mahayana Refuge Vows ...............................66
Taking the Bodhisattva Vow According to Highest
Yoga Tantra .....................................................................66
Inviting the Wisdom Beings ............................................66
Requesting .........................................................................67
The Seven Limbs ...............................................................67
Reciting the Migtsema Request Prayer According
to Highest Yoga Tantra .................................................72
Condensed Lamrim Practice ...........................................72
Transforming Our Own Mind into the Clear Light
of Bliss of Heruka ..........................................................79
PART THREE: THE NEW ESSENCE OF VAJRAYANA:
HERUKA BODY MANDALA SELF-GENERATION
PRACTICE, AN INSTRUCTION OF THE
GANDEN ORAL LINEAGE............................................81
The Practice of the Preliminaries .....................................85
The Actual Practice of Self-Generation ..........................94
Bringing Death into the Path to the Truth Body,
Buddha’s Very Subtle Body .........................................94
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Bringing the Intermediate State into the Path to the
Enjoyment Body, Buddha’s Subtle Form Body .........97
Bringing Rebirth into the Path to the Emanation
Body, Buddha’s Gross Form Body, by
Accomplishing the Five Omniscient Wisdoms .........97
Checking Meditation on Basis Heruka Together
with Consort ...................................................................98
Checking Meditation on the Body Mandala .................99
Meditation on the Generation Stage of Non-dual
Appearance and Emptiness .......................................104
PART FOUR: ESSENCE OF THE FIVE STAGES OF
COMPLETION STAGE OF HERUKA........................121
How to Meditate on the Stage of Blessing the Self
With Seed ........................................................................124
How to Meditate on the Stage of Blessing the Self
Without Seed ..................................................................129
How to Meditate on the Stage of the Vajra of Various
Qualities With Seed .......................................................135
How to Meditate on the Stage of the Vajra of Various
Qualities Without Seed .................................................136
How to Meditate on Relying upon the Commitment
Mudra ..............................................................................138
How to Meditate on Relying upon the Action
Mudra ..............................................................................139
How to Meditate on Relying upon the Phenomenon
Mudra ..............................................................................139
How to Meditate on Relying upon the Mahamudra ....139
How to Meditate on the Stage of Dzöladhara ...............140
How to Meditate on the Stage of Inconceivability ........145
Appendix I – Guidelines for the Practice of the Four
Great Preliminary Guides of Mahamudra .................149
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Appendix II – Liberating Prayer ..........................................159
Appendix III – Quick Path to Great Bliss, the Extensive
Self-generation Sadhana of Vajrayogini .....................161
Appendix IV – An Essential Commentary to the
Eleven Yogas of Vajrayogini .........................................213
Appendix V – The Blissful Path, the Condensed Self-
generation Sadhana of Vajrayogini .............................223
Appendix VI – The Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability ....233
Appendix VII – Keajra Heaven, the Essential
Commentary to the Practice of The Uncommon
Yoga of Inconceivability ....................................................241
Appendix VIII – Prayers of Request to the Mahamudra
Lineage Gurus ..................................................................249
Glossary ...............................................................................258
Bibliography .......................................................................272
Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism ..................277
Tharpa Offices Worldwide ...............................................282
Index ....................................................................................284
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