This talk is Lama’s introduction to this series and constitutes a wonderful explanation of the fundamentals of tantric practice. These teachings are included in. Introduction to Tantra has ratings and 31 reviews. Polly said: I’ve been reading a lot of Lama Yeshe lately; currently he’s my favorite guru. He is f. Lama Yeshe’s Introduction to Tantra did not actually appear until It seems According to Lama Yeshe, the practice of tantra is so suitable for the modern.
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Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire by Lama Thubten Yeshe
Oct 16, Janine rated it it was amazing. Dec 18, Imaginarian rated it it was ok Shelves: The Transformation of Desire. These criticisms aside, I did love reading the book, and felt many of the techniques outlined in it really are useful and do contribute to the practitioner’s experience of bliss and wisdom. But it’s clear from reading this lucid, well-argued app This book is not about what you probably think it’s about. Relying on external factors for happiness can be a perilous but exciting!
It seems to be saying that yes, there is one ultimate purpose in life – to achieve the highest levels of accomplishment in tantra and achieve enlightenment. Or I happened upon this after reading through David Chapman’s hypertext book “Meaningness” and checking out his other blog posts where he talks about tantra.
During the reading of this book, I started to enjoy the beauty of the people but then be very happy to have seen them and totally let them go, energetically. What are the results?
Well, if you have to suppress your critical thought in order for the techniques to work, that doesn’t sound very scientific to me. It spends more time in defense of tantra saying what tantra is NOT, rather than spending time telling us what the tntra I wanted a primary source overview of what tantra actually is in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, as background understanding for research in lucid dreams introductiom Tibetan dream yoga.
Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire
Lama Yeshe is one of the clearest and most generous of buddhist authors yese I cannot be more grateful to read his books. Just a moment while we sign introduftion in to your Goodreads account.
May 18, Polly Trout rated it it was amazing. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Simple, true and practical. May 30, Jessikah rated it really liked it. This book is written in an engaging style which is meant to approximate the voice of influential Lama Yeshe, who died in the late s and was reincarnated to parents in Spain. Mar 08, Timothy Warnock rated it liked it.
Very useful and inspiring. More books from this author: It’s a book about the mind by someone who is clearly not up to date on all the new knowledge we’ve gained on how the brain actually works. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover!
It’s about how to escape the human cycle of suffering — wanting things, getting them, having them not satisfy you, and then wanting some more. I gave this a 3, but really, parts of it were a 5 containing some of the best passages I have ever read on Tantra while other parts a 1 containing easily refuted logic and divisive views tanhra human nature.
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Ultimately, Lama Yeshe actually states ‘We won’t get anywhere if we try to learn from a book, hoping to figure things out ourselves,’ and that ‘guru-yoga is the root of the tantric path. That sounds like the sort of reasoning that tricks millions of people into pursuing “alternative modalities of healing ” instead of getting science based medical care for their medical problems.
I don’t buy that.
Introduction to Tantr: The Transformation of Desire – Lama Yeshe – Google Books
Apr 12, Nick rated it it was amazing. The information in it was contradictory, and overall although there were a few tidbits of vital information and a few bits of interesting and what could be useful information Lama Yeshe explains the tantric practices–envisioning a deity the buddha or one of the ijtroduction manifestations such as Chenrezig or Manjushri, as a body of light before you and having that deity sit Paperbackpages. I wanted a primary source overview of what tantra actually is in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, as background understanding for research in lucid dreams and Tibetan dream yoga.
It spends more time in defense introoduction tantra saying what tantra is NOT, rather than spending time telling us what the hell tantra IS. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Overall, this book just rubs me the wrong way. By clicking ‘Sign me up’ I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use. Although, my many years of Dharma training is in Theravadin Buddhism, especially the practice of vipassana meditation, I found his teaching once again to be of great value–so direct, so clear.
And according to the tantric teachings of Buddhism, this remarkable transformation can be realized very quickly if we utilize itroduction aspects of our human energy——especially the energy of our desires. It’s made worse by constant reminders to “not be so analytical and intellectual” and to “stay open to experiencing things”.
Introduction to Tantra
Excellent description of Tibetan Buddhist Tantra; the transformation of desire and pleasures into transcendental experiences of deep penetrative awareness; this is absolutely amazing! Easy to read and understand. The bad news is that the first step is to stop focusing on yourself and start focusing on alleviating the suffering of others.
According to Buddhism, every human being has the potential to achieve profound and lasting happiness. Aug 13, Madi rated it really liked it. He makes renouncing worldly desire sound like it is the most delicious, erotic, hilarious party ever. This introduction recognizes and explains how to channel the powerful energies aroused by human desires, and how to transform lives with them.