Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen PDF
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HEALING WITH FORM, ENERGY AND LIGHT front.p65 1 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM Page ii blank front.p65 2 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM HEALING WITH FORM, ENERGY AND LIGHT The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Edited by Mark Dahlby Snow Lion Publications Ithaca, NY / Boulder, CO front.p65 3 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM Snow Lion Publications 605 West State Street P.O. Box 6483 Ithaca, NY 14851 607-273-8519 www.snowlionpub.com Copyright © 2002 by Tenzin Wangyal All right reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the publisher. ISBN 1-55939-176-6 Printed in Canada on acid-free recycled paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wangyal, Tenzin. Healing with form, energy and light : the five elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen / Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-55939-176-6 1. Rdzogs-chen (Bonpo). 2. Spiritual life—Bonpo (Sect) 3. Spiritual life—Tantric Buddhism 4. Bonpo (Sect)—Doctrines. I. Title. BQ7982.3. .W345 2002 299’.54—dc21 2002000288 front.p65 4 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM CONTENTS Preface x The Prayer of the Intermediate State xiii Introduction xvii The Bön Religion xix ONE: The Elements 1 Three Levels of Spiritual Practice 3 External 3 Internal 3 Secret 4 Relating to the Sacred 5 The Five Pure Lights 8 The Dissolution of the Elements 11 Understanding Through the Elements 11 Relating Oneself to the Elements 12 Earth 13 Water 15 Fire 16 Air 17 Space 19 The Elements and Our Well-Being 21 How the Elements Become Unbalanced 22 The Arising of Problems 24 Purification and Cultivation 26 Knowing Which Element to Work With 27 Working with the Elements 28 Choosing the Level of the Practice 30 TWO: The Five Elements in Shamanism 33 La, Yee, and Sem 36 La, Sok, and Tse 38 Practices 38 Working with the Elements in Nature 40 The Nine Purification Breaths 41 front.p65 5 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM Earth 42 Water 43 Fire 44 Air 45 Space 45 Dedication 46 Elemental Spirits 46 Relating to Non-Physical Beings 50 First Guests 50 Second Guests 51 Third Guests 51 Fourth Guests 52 Making Offerings 53 Soul Loss and the Retrieval of the Elemental Energies 57 The Arrow, Turquoise, and Soul Deer 59 The Practice of Retrieving the Elemental Energies 60 Outline of the Practice 60 The Nine Purification Breaths 61 Guru Yoga 61 The Four Guests 62 The Transformation of the Body 63 The Transformation of the Energy 65 Retrieving the Elemental Energies 66 The Transformation of the Mind 68 The Long Life Mantra 70 Dedication 70 The Goddess Practice with the Other Elements 71 The Practice in Daily Life 74 THREE: The Five Elements in Tantra 76 The Horse, Path, Rider, and Armor 77 The Horse: Prana 77 The Functions of the Five Pranas 77 The Path: Channels 80 The Rider: Tigle 82 The Armor: Syllables 82 Aspects of Tantra 83 Chakras 83 Positive and Negative 84 Supporting Positive Qualities 86 The Practice of Tsa Lung 89 Posture 90 Breath and Prana 90 Transformation in Holding and Releasing 92 Instructions 93 The Five External Tsa Lung Movements 93 front.p65 6 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM The Five Internal Tsa Lung Practices 105 The Five Secret Tsa Lung Practices 107 Opening the Chakras 109 FOUR: The Five Elements in the Great Perfection 111 The Great Perfection 111 Creating Samsara 112 The Six Lamps 113 Sound, Light, and Rays 118 Being with Problems 120 Dissolving Samsara 122 Appreciating the Space Element 126 Integrating with Space and the Other Four Lights 129 The Dark Retreat: Visions of the Five Elements 130 FIVE: Final Words 134 Glossary 139 Bibliography 147 Appendix 1: Astrological Directions 149 Appendix 2: List of Contacts 151 Appendix 3: The Prayer of the Intermediate State 155 front.p65 7 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM H.H. the Dalai Lama at Menri Bönpo Monastery in India front.p65 8 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM This book is dedicated to: H. H. The Dalai Lama H.H. Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima Rinpoche Yongzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche and all the teachers from whom I have learned front.p65 9 3/6/2002, 11:21 AM
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