Vajrayana 155. See also Tantra rejoicing in 239
Vajrayana path 252
Vajrayogini 216, 217, 219, 220,
W
222, 258
war 239
body mandala of 267
Wheel of Dharma 3, 240, 432
instructions of 257–267
white appearance. See subtle
mandala of 266
minds, white appearance
valid mind 122, 123, 134
wind/s 177–184
very subtle body 93, 206, 208,
called ’life-force’ 179
242. See also body,
definition of 179
continuously residing
different elements, of the
manifesting at sleep and death
190–192
207
dissolving at death 196–197,
very subtle mind 39, 99, 184,
207
206, 242, 250. See also mind,
downward-voiding 178, 179,
continuously residing
183, 204, 205
and emptiness 194
entering, abiding and
imprint on 39
dissolving 169, 178, 187,
manifesting at sleep and death
211, 259
207, 259
degree of dissolution 200
manifesting during sleep 261
into indestructible drop
mounted upon very subtle
196–197
wind 194
signs of 188–197, 207
perceiving emptiness 259
through body mandala of
realization of clear light 260
Vajrayogini 267
462
INDEx
equally-abiding 178, 179, 181,
perfection of 84, 86–87, 88, 95
183
possessed by Buddhas 251
explanation of inner 179–184
realizing emptiness, solving
five branch 178, 182, 182–184
problems of ignorance 5
chart of 182
uncontaminated 125
function of 179
wisdom being/s 252, 254
gross 183, 190, 194
inviting 232–233
impure 175, 178
Wisdom Dharma Protector 11,
life-supporting 178, 179, 182
154
three levels of 183
wishfulfilling jewel 21, 82, 93
mounted by mind of black
wishing love 66, 94, 95
near-attainment 193, 194,
eight benefits of 78
195
training in 77–78
mounted by mind of red
world 51, 163, 168, 176
increase 193, 195
as karmic appearance 116–117
mounted by mind of white
conventional 133
appearance 192, 193, 195
created by mind 117, 155, 168
mounts for minds 177, 179
dream 30, 99, 134, 155
of self-grasping 178, 203
impure 8
pervading 178, 179, 182, 183
material development in 25
root
modern 4
chart of 180
waking 99, 117, 133, 134
six characteristics of 179–181
worldly
seven, permanent cessation
intelligence 60
of 197
people 107
subtle 179, 190, 194
pleasure 31, 54
upward-moving 178, 179, 181,
transforming 157, 158–159
183
wrathful actions 252
very subtle 184, 194, 207
wrong awarenesses 57, 115, 118
wisdom 4, 67, 163, 165, 167. See
wrong objects 6
also three higher trainings
wrong views 39
cause of Truth Body 85
increasing 133
Y
inner light of 26, 80
manifestation of 257
Yamantaka 217
nature and function of 59
Yeshe Ö 17, 18, 19
of meditative equipoise 125
yoga, meaning of 259
463
MODERN BUDDHISM
yoga of being blessed by Heroes yoga of the Guru 264–266
and Heroines 267
yoga of verbal and mental
yoga of daily actions 268
recitation 267
yoga of equalizing samsara and
yogas of the channel, drop and
nirvana 130
wind 186, 210
yoga of experiencing nectar 263
Yogi 142
yoga of immeasurables 264
Yogini/s 142
yoga of inconceivability 268
of the great bliss wheel
yoga of purifying migrators
223–224
265–266
yoga of rising 262, 263
Z
yoga of self-generation 265
yoga of sleeping 259, 261–262,
Zen 3
263
464
Further Reading
If you have enjoyed reading this book and would like to find out more about Buddhist thought and practice, here are some other books by Geshe kelsang Gyatso that you might like to read. They are all available in various formats from Tharpa Publications.