The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
By Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Edited by Mark Dahlby
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Shambhala Publications08/30/2022Pages: 272Size: 6 x 9ISBN: 9781611809510DetailsWe spend a third of our life sleeping, and in numerous cultures throughout the world this pivotal part of everyday life is utilized as a powerful vehicle for personal insight and spiritual growth. In the Tibetan traditions of dream yoga especially, profound practices for tapping into our dreams have been cultivated over centuries—and have become renowned for their transformative power among many yogis and great Tibetan masters. Here, acclaimed dream yoga teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche reveals their secrets. In this new and revised edition of his seminal work, he brings forward his decades of practice and experience to provide step-by-step instructions on this powerful method for liberation. Including detailed illustrations for visualization, this book offers the quintessential guide for both new and adept practitioners alike.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor BioTenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a lama in the Bön tradition of Tibet, presently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the founder and director of Ligmincha International, an organization dedicated to the study and practice of the teachings of the Bön tradition. He was born in Amritsar, India, after his parents fled the Chinese invasion of Tibet. He received training from both Buddhist and Bön teachers, attaining the degree of Geshe, the highest academic degree of traditional Tibetan culture. He has been in the United States since 1991 and has taught widely in Europe and America.Praise"This book gives detailed instruction for dream yoga, including foundational practices done during the day. In the Tibetan tradition, the ability to dream lucidly is not an end in itself—rather it provides an additional context in which one can engage in advanced and effective practices to achieve liberation. Dream yoga is followed by sleep yoga, also known as the yoga of clear light. It is a more advanced practice similar to the most secret Tibetan practices. The goal is to remain awake during deep sleep when the gross conceptual mind and the operation of the senses cease. Most Westerners do not even consider this depth of awareness a possibility, yet it is well-known in Tibetan Buddhist and Bön spiritual traditions. The result of these practices is greater happiness and freedom in both our waking and dreaming states. The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep imparts powerful methods for progressing along the path to liberation. A detailed guide to using our night-lives for awakening: thought-provoking, inspiring, and lucid." —Stephen LaBerge, PhD, author of Lucid Dreaming
"This explication of the dream and sleep practices becomes a window on the entire teachings of Tibetan Tantra and Dzogchen. I enjoyed this book immensely. . . . Powerfully and beautifully presented." —Martin Lowenthal, co-author of Opening the Heart of Compassion
"The most illuminating book on this topic to appear to date." —J. Marvin Spiegelman, PhD
"This is an appealing book not only for Buddhist dream yoga practitioners but for anyone interested in the whole area of lucid dreaming or dream work. The Tibetan syllables and the places they are to be visualized within the body are clearly illustrated; the practical instructions are well-placed within a theoretical framework; and the entire work has the flavour of direct oral teaching from an expert." —The Tibet Journal
"Extremely clear and detailed." —Shambhala Sun
"Powerful methods for progressing along the path for liberation." —The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
"Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche has secured his place as the preeminent voice in the world of dream yoga. I refer to his expertise more than any other author and have read this classic book—now wonderfully updated—countless times. He continues to inspire me with the clarity of his insight, the depth of his wisdom, and the warmth of his heart. If you only read one book on the nocturnal meditations, this is it." —Andrew Holecek, author of Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming
"A lucid dream is the perfect laboratory for exploring the nature of the mind, for everything in the dream is mind-made. In this book, which has become something of a modern-day classic, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche clearly explains how one can become lucid through the practice of dream yoga, mastering the art of emanation and transformation, and thoroughly fathoming the nature of dream reality. Applying these insights to waking life reveals the common ground between dreaming and waking appearances, and this holds the key to fathoming the dream-like nature of reality as a whole. I highly recommend this book to all those seeking to understand dreams and their relation to waking reality" —B. Alan Wallace, author of Dreaming Yourself Awake
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