{"product_id":"tantra-6-tashi-tsering-9781614290117","title":"Tantra, 6: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 6","description":"In this sixth and final volume in the \u003ci\u003eFoundation of Buddhist Thought\u003c\/i\u003e series, Geshe Tashi Tsering brings his familiar, helpful approach to the esoteric practices of Buddhist tantra. Anticipating the many questions Westerners have upon first encountering tantra's colorful imagery and veiled language, \u003ci\u003eTantra\u003c\/i\u003e uses straight talk to explain deities, initiations, mandalas, and the body's subtle physiology of channels and chakras. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTantric Buddhism provides a quick avenue to buddhahood by means of dissolving the body's wind energies into the central channel at the heart, mimicking the transformations of consciousness that occur at the time of death. Guiding readers systematically from tantra's generation stage through to the full enlightenment of the completion stage, Geshe Tashi Tsering even unpacks a simple compassion practice composed by the Dalai Lama, using it to illustrate the building blocks common to all such visualization techniques. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTantra\u003c\/i\u003e is a fitting conclusion to this accessible and practical series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tashi Tsering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1614290113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614290117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.08w x 0.73d","brand":"Tashi Tsering","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984630251775,"sku":"9781614290117","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5aed415d-aa9d-405d-8e0e-61a88190bc31.jpg?v=1683273343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tantra-6-tashi-tsering-9781614290117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}