The Tibetan yogas of dream and sleep/
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited by Mark Dahlby
- Delhi : Motilal, 2010.
- 217p. : ill. ; 22cm.
PART ONE: THE NATURE OF DREAM 1 Dream and Reality 2 How Experience Arises Ignorance Actions and Results: Karma and Karmic Traces Negative Karma Positive Karma Liberating Emotions Obscurations of Consciousness Karmic Traces and Dream The Six Realms of Cyclic Existence Hell Realm Hungry Ghost Realm Animal Realm Human Realm Demi-god Realm God Realm Why "Negative" Emotion? 3 The Energy Body Channels and Prana Channels (Tsa) Prana (Lung) Karmic Prana Three Kinds of Karmic Prana Wisdom Prana Pranic Activity Balancing the Prana ^ Prana and Mind Chakras Blind Horse, Lame Rider 4 Summary; How Dreams Arise 5 Images from the Mother Tantra Teaching Metaphors PART TWO: KINDS AND USES OF DREAMS 1 "Three Kinds of Dreams Samsaric Dreams Dreams of Clarity Clear Light Dreams 2 Uses of Dreams Experience in Dream Guidance and Guidelines Divination Teachings in Dream 3 The Discovery of Chod Practice 4 Two Levels of Practice PART THREE: THE PRACTICE OF DREAM YOGA 1 Vision, Acrion, Dream, Death 2 Calm Abiding: Zhine Forceful Zhine Natural Zhine Ultimate Zhine Obstacles Agitation Drowsiness Laxity 3 The Four Foundational Practices One: Changing the Karmic Traces Two: Removing Grasping and Aversion Three: Strengthening Intention Four: Cultivating Memory and Joyful Effort Consistency 4 Preparation for the Night Nine Purifications Breathing Guru Yoga The Practice Protection 5 The Main Practice Bringing Awareness into the Central Channel Increasing Clarity Strengthening Presence Developing Fearlessness Position Focusing the Mind The Sequence 6 Lucidity , Developing Flexibility 7 The Obstacles Delusion Laxity Self-distraction Forgetting Four Obstacles according to Shardza Rinpoche 8 Controlling and Respecting Dreams 9 Simple Practices The Waking Mind Preparing for Night 10 Integration PART FOUR: SLEEP 1 Sleep and Falling Asleep 2 Three Kinds of Sleep Sleep of Ignorance Samsaric Sleep Clear Light Sleep 3 Sleep Practice and Dream Practice PART FIVE; TITE PRACTICE OF SLEEP YOGA 1 The Dakini, Salgye Du Dalma 2 Preliminary Practice 3 Sleep Practice Entering Sleep 4 Tigle 5 Progress 6 Obstacles 7 Supportive Practices Master Dakini Behavior Prayer Dissolving Expanding and Contracting 8 Integration Integration of Clear Light with the Three Poisons Integration with the Cycles of Time External Unification Internal Unification Secret Unification The Three Unifications: Conclusion 9 Continuity PART SIX; ELABORATIONS 1 Context 2 Mind and Rigpa Conceptual Mind Non-dual Awareness: Rigpa Base Rigpa and Path Rigpa 3 The Base: Kunzhi Mind and Matter 4 Knowing 5 Recognizing Clarity and Emptiness Balance Discrimination 6 Self 7 Paradox of the Essenceless Self