Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
4.2.3 - Guru Yoga
This page describes Guru Yoga which is part 4.2.3 located on page 142 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) [by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero]
Explanatory Translation (Verse 282) yoga ve bhuri jayati ayoga bhurisankhayo bhavaya vibhavaya ca etam dvedha patham natva yatha bhuri pavaddhati tatha attanam niveseyya yoga: (from) meditation; ve: certainly; bhuri: refined wisdom; jayati: arises; ayoga: through non-meditation; bhurisankhayo [bhurisankhaya]: the erosion of wisdom happens; bhavaya: progress; vibhavaya ca: also decline; etam dvedha patham [patha]: these two paths; natva: having known; yatha: in what manner; bhuri pavaddhati: wisdom...
Read full contents: Verse 282 - The Story of Venerable Pothila
A Manual of Abhidhamma [by Narada Thera]
Yoga is derived from yuj, to yoke. Yogas are those that yoke beings to the round of existence or to the machine of existence. 5. Ganthas are those that bind mind with body or the present body with bodies of future existences. Here the term kaya is used in the sense of mass or body both mental and physical. 6. Upadanani is derived from upa + a da, to give. Intense craving is implied by the term....
Read full contents: Introductory Verse
Chenian Short Lectures in America [by Yogi C. M. Chen]
The Tummo (heat) Yoga and the Maya Body Yoga deal with how to live with the Buddha body. So when a Guru is a true Guru and therefore teaches in the natural sequence, he would first reach the Tummo Yoga whose foundation is deep breathing practice. Deep breathing is the foundation of all six yogas. Without success in tummo, deep breathing, one cannot practice the maya body. The maya body is not only flesh but also a spiritual body of visualization and wisdom....
Read full contents: Chapter 3 - Deep Breathing
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