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The New Guide to Dakini Land
Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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GESHE KELSANG GYATSO
The New Guide to Dakini Land
THE HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA PRACTICE OF BUDDHA VAJRAYOGINI
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First published as Guide to Dakini Land in 1991
Second edition revised and reset 1996
Reprinted 1999, 2005, 2008
Third edition revised and published as
The New Guide to Dakini Land 2012
Digital edition first published 2013
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The cover image is Buddha Vajradharma.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953550
ISBN 978-1-906665-50-0 – hardback
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Contents
The Yogas of Sleeping, Rising, and Experiencing Nectar
The Yoga of Self-Generation and the Yoga of Purifying Migrators
The Yoga of being Blessed by Heroes and Heroines
The Actual Generation Stage Meditation
The Yoga of Verbal and Mental Recitation
The Yoga of Inconceivability and the Yoga of Daily Actions
How to Attain Outer Dakini Land through the Practice of Generation Stage
Completion Stage
Dedication
Appendix I The Condensed Meaning of the Commentary
Appendix II Sadhanas
Liberating Prayer
The Blissful Path
Dakini Yoga
Condensed Six-session Yoga
Vows and Commitments
Quick Path to Great Bliss
The Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability
Feast of Great Bliss
Vajrayogini Retreat Preliminaries
Preliminary Jewel
Vajrayogini Burning Offering
Vajradaka Burning Offering
Samayavajra Sadhana
The Root Tantra of Heruka and Vajrayogini
Appendix III Diagrams and Illustrations
Hand Gestures
Seed-letters and Ritual Objects
Glossary
Bibliography
Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism