Description
Deity yoga is the meditative practice of imagining oneself as an ideal being, fully endowed with compassion, wisdom, and their resultant altruistic activities. The idea is that by imagining being a Buddha one gets closer to actually achieving Buddhahood. Tantric Techniques offers a complete system of Tantric meditation comparing the views of three seminal Tibetan authors on deity yoga and on issues such as how to safeguard against psychological inflation and how to use negative emotions on the path.
Author: Jeffrey Hopkins
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 04/16/2009
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781559393201
ISBN10: 1559393203
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation
Author: Jeffrey Hopkins
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 04/16/2009
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781559393201
ISBN10: 1559393203
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation
About the Author
Jeffrey Hopkins, PhD, served for a decade as the interpreter for the Dalai Lama. A Buddhist scholar and the author of more than thirty-five books, he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he founded the largest academic program in Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West.