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Tables of Contents for Becoming Vajrasattva
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface
xiii
Editor's Introduction
1
4
Prologue
5
2
PART 1: THE MAIN COMMENTARY
7
60
1 Why and How We Purify
9
10
The four opponent powers
11
3
Karma
14
5
2 Taking Refuge
19
12
Taking refuge and generating bodhichitta
21
6
Visualizing the object of refuge
27
2
The three ways to take refuge
29
2
3 Inner Refuge and Meditation on Emptiness
31
12
Understanding shunyata
31
6
Generating bodhicitta
37
3
The vase meditation: the nine-round breathing exercise
40
3
4 The Actual Yoga Method
43
14
The initial visualization
43
4
Making offerings to Heruka Vajrasattva
47
4
The initiation
51
6
Offerings and praise to Heruka Vajrasattva S
S5
5 The Purification
57
6
Mantra recitation
58
5
6 The Concluding Practices
63
4
Dedication
65
2
PART 2: RETREAT INSTRUCTIONS
67
28
7 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
71
2
What to eat
73
2
Cleaning the retreat place
75
1
The meditation seat
75
2
The rosary
77
1
Arranging the altar
78
3
8 The Retreat Session
81
6
The daily schedule
81
1
Just before the session
82
1
Beginning the sessions
83
1
Sessions in general
83
1
Thesadhana
84
1
Mantra recitation
85
1
Ending the session
86
1
9 More Retreat Advice
87
76
Between sessions
87
2
Retreat in general
89
2
Group retreat
91
1
Conclusion
91
4
PART 3: DISCOURSES
95
52
10 No Negativity Cannot be Completely Purified
97
6
11 An Initiation into Heruka Vajrasattva
103
10
The Heruka Vajrasattva initiation
106
7
12 A Brief Commentary on the Vajrasattva Sadhana
113
12
Thesadhana
115
4
Questions and answers
119
2
Retreat
121
1
Fire puja
122
3
13 Vajrasattva Practice and Highest Yoga Tantra
125
8
14 The Qualities of Vajrasattva Are Already within Us
133
6
15 Action Is Everything
139
8
PART 4: HERUKA VAJRASATTVA TSOK
147
50
16 What Is Tsok?
149
2
17 Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok: The First Commentary
151
12
18 Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok: The Second Commentary
163
APPENDICES
1 The Yoga Method of the Glorious Supreme Heruka Vajrasattva
197
14
2 The Heruka Vajrasattva Tsok Offering
211
22
3 Tibetan Texts
233
26
4 Translation and Explanation of the Hundred-Syllable Mantra
259
4
5 Blessing the Shi-dak Torma
263
6
Notes
269
8
Glossary
277
12
Chronology
289
2
Suggested Further Reading
291