Deity Yoga How To?

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Avi Craimer, modified 10 Years ago at 3/13/14 4:36 PM
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Deity Yoga How To?

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I'm fascinated by the ideas of Vajrayana deity yoga as a possible bridge between Buddhist practice and other traditions like Bhakti yoga, shamanism, kabbalah, alchemy, etc. Does anybody know of a book or website that discusses the principles of deity yoga in an accessible way for people who aren't looking to work within a lineage transmission system?
Brother Pussycat, modified 10 Years ago at 3/13/14 2:29 PM
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The Bliss of Inner Fire by Lama Yeshe could be of help.
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Avi Craimer, modified 10 Years ago at 3/13/14 4:40 PM
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RE: Deity Yoga How To?

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Cool thanks, I'll check it out. Just from reading the first few lines of the preview it sounds a lot like the perspective presented at AYP site. That's good though, because I've been looking for a way to coherently map together the Yoga/vedic perspective with the Buddhist perspective. Maybe this book will provide the bridge.
Change A, modified 10 Years ago at 3/13/14 10:40 PM
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Brother, did you find it helpful?
Brother Pussycat, modified 10 Years ago at 3/16/14 2:24 PM
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Well, I decided to take it step by step, and faltered right at the beginning. Frankly, I even had problems with Vajrasattva purification. I will come back to those practices when I have more time and feel more ready, but for now I'm working primarily with metta and sila in general.
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tom moylan, modified 10 Years ago at 3/16/14 4:46 PM
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[Om] vaj ra sat tva sam a yam an u pal a ya vaj ra sat tva ten op a ti shta dri to me bha va su tosh yo me bha va su posh yo me bha va an u rak to me bha va sar va sid dhi me pra yac ccha sar va kar ma such a me chit tam shri yang ku ru hung ha ha ha ha ho bha ga van sar va ta tha ga ta vaj ra ma me muñ cha vaj ri bha va ma ha sam a ya sat tva a hung [phat]