Walk step by step through the stages of this tantric ritual of
purification with inspired commentary and full-color illustrations.
The force of our past actions makes it hard to attain our goals, including
success in meditation. And so Buddhism has developed methods for
purifying our past, clearing the obstacles to success and fulfillment.
One of the most popular methods for karmic housekeeping, one common to
all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, is the preparatory practice of
visualizing the buddha Vajrasattva and reciting his hundred-syllable
mantra. It is considered an essential foundation for the success of
spiritual endeavor.
The practice of Vajrasattva is often the first experience
practitioners have of trying to perform tantric ritual. Combining
prayers, visualizations, mantra recitations, and multiple styles of
meditation, it can be hard for those who did not grow up in the
tradition to know how to proceed. This friendly volume by a young
Tibetan lama with many followers in China lays out the practice step by
step accompanied by sixty color illustrations.
Vajrasattva Meditation: An Illustrated Guide, Khenpo Yeshe Phuntsok, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 200 pp, $ 24.95
Khenpo Yeshe Phuntsok was born in China's Sichuan province in 1971 and
educated in both Chinese and Tibetan. In 1986, he entered Larung Gar
Buddhist Institute, modern Tibet's most dynamic and fastest-growing
Buddhist academy, to study with its renowned founder, Jikme Phuntsok
Rinpoche. In 1996, he became a khenpo, a senior teacher, and was
assigned to teach Rinpoche's Chinese students. Since then has become a
major figure in the revival of Buddhism among Chinese people worldwide.
This is his first book in English. He lives in Serthar, China.
Preface
Introduction
The Tantric Approach
Why We Need Purification
How Purification Works
Why Vajrasattva Is the Buddha of Purification
What We Accomplish through Vajrasattva Practice
The Main Practice
Preparing for Practice
Visualizing Vajrasattva: The Power of Reliance
Supplicating Vajrasattva: The Power of Regret
Promising Vajrasattva: The Power of Resolve
Reciting the Mantra: The Power of the Remedy
Receiving Blessings and Empowerments
The Short Mantra
Dissolving the Visualization
Concluding
Purifying Specific Misdeeds Step by Step
Conclusion
Notes
About Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
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