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Becoming Vajrasattva: The Tantric Path of Purification
Like Becoming the Compassion Buddha, this is another of Lama Yeshe's examinations of key Tantric deity practices in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Common to all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, the practice of Vajrasattva is used to purify obstacles to spiritual development, negative karma, and illness. Lama Yeshe, the inspirational teacher who strongly influenced the development of Buddhism in the West, found that the practice of Vajrasattva brought dramatic results for his Western students. Becoming Vajrasattva is a complete guide to this purification practice, providing instruction on the method, commentary on the traditional texts, and insight into tantra. Also included is an entire section of complete retreat instructions required reading for anyone undertaking a meditation retreat in the Tibetan tradition.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
About the author
Thubten Yeshe
66 books90 followersLama Thubten Yeshe was a monastic teacher of Tibetan Buddhism most closely associated with the Gelug school of the Dalai Lamas. He established the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), and was succeeded in leadership of that organization by his heart-disciple Lama Thubten Zopa in 1984.
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June 7, 2019
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A ritual guide with commentary by Lama Yeshe--the perspective is Geluk but covers the logic of various sects' Vajrasattva practice. Yeshe used light humor and a conversational styles is interwoven with ritual instruction. Very good
A ritual guide with commentary by Lama Yeshe--the perspective is Geluk but covers the logic of various sects' Vajrasattva practice. Yeshe used light humor and a conversational styles is interwoven with ritual instruction. Very good
October 19, 2017
Took long to read; lots of things to digest. Helps me greatly with Vajrasattva ngondro practice.
March 20, 2022
I read this on a broken iPad so I'm sure it flows better if you're not battling with that situation, but this book contains many profound insights, especially about the heart of Vajrayana
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