Healing With Form, Energy and Light · the Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Rinpoche, Tenzin Wangyal -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Snow Lion Publications Contents Frontis Page Dedication Page Preface The Prayer of the Intermediate State Introduction

The Bön Religion

ONE: The Elements

Three Levels of Spiritual Practice

External Internal Secret

Relating to the Sacred The Five Pure Lights The Dissolution of the Elements Understanding Through the Elements Relating Oneself to the Elements

Earth Water Fire Air Space

The Elements and Our Well-Being How the Elements Become Unbalanced The Arising of Problems Purification and Cultivation Knowing Which Element to Work With Working with the Elements Choosing the Level of the Practice

TWO: The Five Elements in Shamanism

La, Yee, and Sem La, Sok, and Tse Practices Working with the Elements in Nature

The Nine Purification Breaths Earth Water Fire Air Space Dedication

Elemental Spirits Relating to Non-Physical Beings

First Guests Second Guests Third Guests Fourth Guests

Making Offerings Soul Loss and the Retrieval of the Elemental Energies The Arrow, Turquoise, and Soul Deer The Practice of Retrieving the Elemental Energies

Outline of the Practice The Nine Purification Breaths Guru Yoga The Four Guests The Transformation of the Body The Transformation of the Energy Retrieving the Elemental Energies The Transformation of the Mind The Long Life Mantra Dedication The Goddess Practice with the Other Elements

The Practice in Daily Life

THREE: The Five Elements in Tantra

The Horse, Path, Rider, and Armor

The Horse: Prana The Functions of the Five Pranas The Path: Channels The Rider: Tigle The Armor: Syllables

Aspects of Tantra

Chakras Positive and Negative Supporting Positive Qualities

The Practice of Tsa Lung

Posture Breath and Prana Transformation in Holding and Releasing Instructions The Five External Tsa Lung Movements The Five Internal Tsa Lung Practices The Five Secret Tsa Lung Practices

Opening the Chakras

FOUR: The Five Elements in the Great Perfection

The Great Perfection Creating Samsara The Six Lamps Sound, Light, and Rays Being with Problems Dissolving Samsara Appreciating the Space Element Integrating with Space and the Other Four Lights The Dark Retreat: Visions of the Five Elements

FIVE: Final Words Glossary Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3