The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Wangyal, Tenzin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover The Tibetan Yogas Copyright Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Receiving the Teachings PART ONE: THE NATURE OF DREAM

1 Dream and Reality 2 How Experience Arises

Ignorance Actions and Results: Karma and Karmic Traces Negative Karma Positive Karma Liberating Emotions Obscurations of Consciousness Karmic Traces and Dream The Six Realms of Cyclic Existence

Hell Realm Hungry Ghost Realm Animal Realm Human Realm Demi-god Realm God Realm

Why “Negative” Emotion?

3 The Energy Body

Channels and Prana Channels (Tsa) Prana (Lung)

Karmic Prana Three Kinds of Karmic Prana Wisdom Prana Pranic Activity

Balancing the Prana Prana and Mind Chakras Blind Horse, Lame Rider

4 Summary: How Dreams Arise 5 Images from the Mother Tantra

Teaching Metaphors

PART TWO: KINDS AND USES OF DREAMS

1 Three Kinds of Dreams

Samsaric Dreams Dreams of Clarity Clear Light Dreams

2 Uses of Dreams

Experience in Dream Guidance and Guidelines Divination Teachings in Dream

3 The Discovery of Chöd Practice 4 Two Levels of Practice

PART THREE: THE PRACTICE OF DREAM YOGA

1 Vision, Action, Dream, Death 2 Calm Abiding: Zhiné

Forceful Zhiné Natural Zhiné Ultimate Zhiné Obstacles

Agitation Drowsiness Laxity

3 The Four Foundational Practices

One: Changing the Karmic Traces Two: Removing Grasping and Aversion Three: Strengthening Intention Four: Cultivating Memory and Joyful Effort Consistency

4 Preparation for the Night

Nine Purifications Breathing Guru Yoga

The Practice

Protection

5 The Main Practice

Bringing Awareness into the Central Channel Increasing Clarity Strengthening Presence Developing Fearlessness Position Focusing the Mind The Sequence

6 Lucidity

Developing Flexibility

7 The Obstacles

Delusion Laxity Self-distraction Forgetting Four Obstacles according to Shardza Rinpoche

8 Controlling and Respecting Dreams 9 Simple Practices

The Waking Mind Preparing for Night

10 Integration

PART FOUR: SLEEP

1 Sleep and Falling Asleep 2 Three Kinds of Sleep

Sleep of Ignorance Samsaric Sleep Clear Light Sleep

3 Sleep Practice and Dream Practice

PART FIVE: THE PRACTICE OF SLEEP YOGA

1 The Dakini, Salgye Du Dalma 2 Preliminary Practice 3 Sleep Practice

Entering Sleep

4 Tiglé 5 Progress 6 Obstacles 7 Supportive Practices

Master Dakini Behavior Prayer Dissolving Expanding and Contracting

8 Integration

Integration of Clear Light with the Three Poisons Integration with the Cycles of Time

External Unification Internal Unification Secret Unification The Three Unifications: Conclusion

9 Continuity

PART SIX: ELABORATIONS

1 Context 2 Mind and Rigpa

Conceptual Mind Non-dual Awareness: Rigpa

Base Rigpa and Path Rigpa

3 The Base: Kunzhi

Mind and Matter

4 Knowing 5 Recognizing Clarity and Emptiness

Balance Discrimination

6 Self 7 Paradox of the Essenceless Self

Final Words Appendix: Outline of Dream Yoga Practices Glossary Bibliography

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