Guide to Dakini Land : The Highest Yoga Tantra Practice of Buddha Vajrayogini/Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.Guide to Dakini Land : The Highest Yoga Tantra Practice of Buddha Vajrayogini/Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, 532 p., Illus, $22. ISBN 81-208-1725-7.

Contents: Preface. 1. Preliminary explanation. 2. The yogas of sleeping, rising, and experiencing nectar. 3. The yoga of immeasurables. 4. The yoga of the Guru. 5. The yoga of self-generation and the yoga of purifying migrators. 6. The yoga of being blessed by heroes and heroines. 7. The actual generation stage meditation. 8. The yoga of verbal and mental recitation. 9. The yoga of inconceivability and the yoga of daily actions. 10. How to attain outer pure Dakini land through the practice of generation stage. 11. Completion stage. 12. Dedication. Appendices: 1. The condensed meaning of the commentary. 2. Sadhanas: i). Dakini yoga. ii). Quick path to great bliss. iii). Feast of great bliss. iv). Vajrayogini retreat preliminaries. v). Preliminary jewel. vi). Vajrayogini burning offering. vii). Vajradaka burning offering. viii). Samayavajra Sadhana. 3. Diagrams and illustrations: i). Hand gestures. ii). Ritual objects. Glossary. Bibliography. Study programmes. Index.

"Guide to Dakini Land is the first complete explanation in English to the Tantric practice of Vajrayogini, the female Buddha of wisdom. The book provides detailed instructions to the eleven yogas of generation stage, which are special methods for transforming all our daily activities into the spiritual path. It also explains with perfect clarity the essential completion stage practices of Vajrayogini, which lead to full enlightenment. Included are all the sadhanas of Vajrayogini, advice on how to do a Tantric retreat, and a wealth of additional material that will be indispensable to anyone wishing to rely upon Buddha Vajrayogini."

 

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