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Tables of Contents for The Tantric Path of Purification
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface
xiii
Editor's Introduction
xix
Introduction
xxiii
PART 1: THE MAIN COMMENTARY
1
66
Why and How We Purify
3
12
The four opponent powers
6
3
Karma
9
6
Taking Refuge
15
14
Taking refuge and generating bodhicitta
17
7
Visualizing the object of refuge
24
2
The three ways of taking refuge
26
3
Inner Refuge and Meditation on Emptiness
29
14
Understanding sunyata
29
6
Generating bodhicitta
35
3
The vase meditation: the nine-round breathing exercise
38
5
The Actual Yoga Method
43
14
The initial visulization
43
5
Making offerings to Heruka Vajrasattva
48
4
The initiation
52
3
Offerings and praise to Heruka Vajrasattva
55
2
The Purification
57
6
Mantra recitation
58
5
The Concluding Practices
63
4
Dedication
66
1
PART 2: RETREAT INSTRUCTIONS
67
32
Getting Ready for Retreat
69
12
Qualifications for retreat
69
1
Where to retreat
69
2
When to start retreat
71
1
Some general preparations
72
1
What to eat
73
1
Cleaning the retreat place
74
1
The meditation seat
74
2
The rosary
76
1
Arranging the altar
76
5
The Retreat Session
81
8
The daily schedule
81
1
Just before the session
82
1
Beginning the session
83
1
Sessions in general
84
1
The sadhana
85
1
Mantra recitation
85
2
Ending the session
87
2
More Retreat Advice
89
10
Between sessions
89
3
Retreat in general
92
4
Group retreat
96
1
Conclusion
97
2
PART 3: DISCOURSES
99
58
No Negativity Cannot Be Completely Purified
101
6
An Initiation Into Heruka Vajrasattva
107
12
The Heruka Vajrasattva initiation
110
9
A Brief Commentary on the Vajrasattva Sadhana
119
12
The Sadhana
121
4
Questions and answers
125
3
Retreat
128
1
Fire puja
129
2
Vajrasattva Practice and Highest Yoga Tantra
131
10
The Qualities of Vajrasattva are Already within Us
141
8
Action is Everything
149
8
PART 4: HERUKA VAJRASATTVA TSOK
157
56
What is Tsok?
159
2
Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok: The First Commentary
161
12
Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok: The Second Commentary
173
40
APPENDICES
213
74
1 The Yoga Method of the Glorious Supreme Heruka Vajrasattva
215
14
2 The Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok Offering
229
22
3 Tibetan Texts
251
28
4 Translation and Explanation of the One Hundred Syllable Mantra
279
2
5 Blessing the Shi-Dak Torma
281
6
Notes
287
8
Glossary
295
12
Chronology
307
2
Suggested Further Reading
309