Even though hundreds of thousands of people have attended a Kalachakra empowerment, very few actually know how to put the Kalachakra teachings into practice. In this direct and clear commentary on Jetsun Taranatha’s classic text “The Divine Ladder”, Khentrul Rinpoché reveals the profound methods which have been used by Kalachakra masters for hundreds of years to achieve extraordinary realisations. Through these practices, you will be guided in a step-by-step manner through a process of transformation that allows you to gradually experience your greatest potential in this very lifetime. Drawing on the unbiased wisdom of the lineage masters from the Jonang-Shambhala Tradition, this book provides everything that you will need in order to authentically prepare yourself for entering the completion stage practices of the Six Vajra Yogas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Homage
Introduction
PART ONE: THE OUTER PRELIMINARIES AND LINEAGE INVOCATION
1 The Four Convictions of Renunciation
2 Brief Invocation of the Jonang Lineage Masters
3 Full Invocation of the Vajra Yoga Lineage
PART TWO: THE INNER PRELIMINARIES
4 Refuge and Prostrations
5 Generating the Mind of Enlightenment
6 Vajrasattva Purification
7 Mandala Offering
8 Foundation Guru Yoga
PART THREE: THE UNIQUE PRELIMINARIES AND MAIN PRACTICE
9 Innate Kalachakra Practice
10 Aspiration to Accomplish the Six Vajra Yogas
PART FOUR: TWO ADDITIONAL GURU YOGAS
11 Dolpopa Guru Yoga: Rain of Blessings for the Six Yogas of the Vajra Lineage
12 Taranatha Guru Yoga: The Anchor for Collecting Siddhis
Conclusion
APPENDICES
I The Divine Ladder: Preliminary and Main Practices of the Profound Kalachakra Vajrayoga
II Tibetan Text
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