Highest Yoga Tantra · an Introduction to the Esoteric Buddhism of Tibet by Cozort, Daniel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Highest Yoga Tantra Copyright Table of Contents List of Charts Technical Note Acknowledgements Preface Part One Highest Yoga Tantra in the Context of Great Vehicle Buddhism

1 The Superiority of Secret Mantra 2 Paths Common to Sutra and Tantra

The Need for Renunciation The Need for Compassion The Need for Wisdom

3 Initiation 4 Pledges and Vows

Part Two The Stage of Generation of Highest Yoga Tantra

1 Features of the Stage of Generation

Yogas Winds Channels Dissolution of Winds The Power of Meditation Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth

2 Divisions of the Stage of Generation

Coarse and Subtle Yogas Three Meditative Stabilizations Four Levels of Achievement

3 Calm Abiding and Special Insight 4 Divine Pride 5 Distinguishing Persons from Paths

Part Three The Stage of Completion of Highest Yoga Tantra

The Six Levels of the Stage of Completion 1 Physical Isolation

Etymology of Physical Isolation Divisions of Physical Isolation Meditation on a Subtle Drop

Fierce Woman The White and Red Drops The Four Empties The Four Joys

Meditation on Emptiness with Bliss Viewing Appearances As Bliss and Emptiness

Deities

Returning to Meditation on Emptiness

2 Verbal Isolation

Etymology of Verbal Isolation Meditation on a Mantra Drop Meditation on a Light Drop Meditation on a Substance Drop

3 Mental Isolation

Two Conditions for Attaining Mental Isolation The Four Empties and the Four Joys

4 Impure Illusory Body

The Coarse, the Subtle, and the Very Subtle The Four Empties and the Illusory Body Exemplification of the Illusory Body

5 Clear Light

Attaining Clear Light After Sutra Paths Types of Clear Light

6 Learner’s Union

Bringing Death to the Path

Part Four A Comparison of the Kālachakra and Guhyasamāya Stages of Completion

1 Systems of Highest Yoga Tantra 2 Channels, Winds, and Drops 3 Levels of the Kālachakra Stage of Completion

Individual Withdrawal Concentration Vitality-Stopping Retention Subsequent Mindfulness Meditative Stabilization

4 Summary of Differences with Respect to Practice 5 The Five Paths and Ten Grounds

Glossary, Bibliography, Notes, and Index

English-Sanskrit-Tibetan Glossary Bibliography

1 Selected Tantras 2 Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts Cited in This Book 3 Other Works

Notes Index