Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a lama in the B n tradition of Tibet, presently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the founder and director of Ligmincha Institute, an organization dedicated to the study and practice of the teachings of the B n tradition. He was born in Amritsar, India, after his parents fled the Chinese invasion of Tibet and received training from both Buddhist and B n teachers, attaining the degree of Geshe, the highest academic degree of traditional Tibetan culture. He has been in the United States since 1991 and has taught widely in Europe and America.
"This book gives detailed instruction for dream yoga, including
foundational practices done during the day. In the Tibetan
tradition, the ability to dream lucidly is not an end in
itself—rather it provides an additional context in which one can
engage in advanced and effective practices to achieve liberation.
Dream yoga is followed by sleep yoga, also known as the yoga of
clear light. It is a more advanced practice similar to the most
secret Tibetan practices. The goal is to remain awake during deep
sleep when the gross conceptual mind and the operation of the
senses cease. Most Westerners do not even consider this depth of
awareness a possibility, yet it is well-known in Tibetan Buddhist
and Bon spiritual traditions.The result of these practices is
greater happiness and freedom in both our waking and dreaming
states. The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep imparts powerful
methods for progressing along the path to liberation. A detailed
guide to using our night-lives for awakening: thought-provoking
inspiring and lucid."—Stephen LaBerge, PhD, author of Lucid
Dreaming
"This explication of the dream and sleep practices becomes a window
on the entire teachings of Tibetan Tantra and Dzogchen. I enjoyed
this book immensely. . . . Powerfully and beautifully
presented."—Martin Lowenthal, co-author of Opening the Heart of
Compassion
"The most illuminating book on this topic to appear to date."—J.
Marvin Spiegelman, PhD
"This is an appealing book not only for Buddhist dream yoga
practitioners but for anyone interested in the whole area of lucid
dreaming or dream work. The Tibetan syllables and the places they
are to be visualized within the body are clearly illustrated; the
practical instructions are well-placed within a theoretical
framework; and the entire work has the flavour of direct oral
teaching from an expert."—The Tibet Journal
"Extremely clear and detailed."—Shambhala Sun
"Powerful methods for progressing along the path for
liberation."—The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
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