Buddhist Tantra: Teachings and Practices for Touching Enlightenment with the Body [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Reginald A. Ray (Author)

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Publication Date: November 2002

Within my body are all the sacred places of the world," the Buddhist saint Saraha once said, "and the most profound pilgrimage that I can ever make is within my own body." For fi fteen centuries, the realized masters of the Tantric path used the crucible of their own lives to develop an accelerated means to enlightenment that remains alive today within the vajrayana (or "indestructible vehicle") of Tibetan Buddhism. With Buddhist Tantra, Reginald A. Ray introduces you to this powerful path to "naked and unprecedented experience." The word tantra means "to weave through," a metaphor that points to the vibrant fabric of intelligent and living energies that are the fi nal and most basic reality of our bodies, our inner life of thoughts, feelings, and intuitions, and the external world. Through nine CDs of specifi c teachings and guided meditations designed to open your body and mind, you are invited to glimpse a wondrous realm of reality known as the "vajra world"-a vibrant fabric of intelligent and living energies that make up the essence of every cell in your body, every fl eeting thought you have, and every particle of the universe. If you have been seeking a gateway to this potent tradition, Buddhist Tantra is an ideal opportunity to approach the temple of its deepest truths.

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About the Author

Regginald Ray is a professor of Buddhist studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in the history of religions from the University of Chicago, specializing in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. An acharya (senior teacher) in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa, he serves as teacher-in-residence at the Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. He is the author of Buddhist Saints in India, Indestructible Truth, and Secret of the Vajra World. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591790174
• ISBN-13: 978-1591790174
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A unique, insightful, and inclusive resource, March 10, 2003

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This review is from: Buddhist Tantra: Teachings and Practices for Touching Enlightenment with the Body (Audio CD)

Written by Reginald A. Ray (Professor of Buddhist Studies at Naropa University, and an Acharya in the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa), Buddhist Tantra: Teachings And Practices For Touching Enlightenment With The Body is an audio CD book that informatively explores the path to enlightenment through corporeal awareness. Offering six guided meditations, 18 sessions of guidance, as wells as insight into unifying masculine and feminine channels, the role of sexuality in tantric practice, connecting with the Earth as a source of calm and wellness, and much, much more, Buddhist Tantra is a unique, insightful, and inclusive resource which is highly recommended for personal, academic, and community library Buddhist Studies collections. 9 CDS, 11 1/4 hours.