Tantra
Introduction to Tantra 豆瓣
作者: Lama Thubten Yeshe Wisdom Publications 2001 - 6
What is tantra? Who is qualified to practice it? How should it be practiced? What are the results?

According to Buddhism, every human being has the potential to achieve profound and lasting happiness. And according to the tantric teachings of Buddhism, this remarkable transformation can be realized very quickly if we utilize all aspects of our human energy——especially the energy of our desires.

Introduction to Tantra is the best available clarification of a subject that is often misunderstood. Tantra recognizes that the powerful energy aroused by our desire is an indispensable resource for the spiritual path. It is precisely because our lives are so inseparably linked with desire that we must make use of desire's tremendous energy not just for pleasure, but to transform our lives.

Lama Yeshe presents tantra as a practice leading to joy and self-discovery, with a vision of reality that is simple, clear, and relevant to 21st-century life.
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佛教密宗结缘书。

密宗修炼者必须具有四种品质:虔诚投入,清明不疑,集中专注,修行隐秘。密宗之密,大概是因为第四个要求。

修行时不要广而告之,并非怕人知道法门,而是减少打扰。人做任何事,若昭彰于众,常会引来各种建议,评论。如若身边有许多不理解自己的人,就免不了被泼冷水。如此必然难以专注、不疑或虔诚。修行事大,若想事成,既内心已定,何必言说。

而密宗的知识、教法、门径,并不隐藏,全在阳光之下。此书则引人入门。

修密宗有三个前提,发离尘脱俗的出离心,发利益众生的菩提心,现清明广阔的内在空性。密宗修练需要上师引导。上师的意义主要并不在传法,而是作为修行者榜样。毕竟修行法门载于佛经是人人可知的,而开悟的上师则不可多得。

与其他宗派相区别的密宗修法是本尊观想瑜伽,关键是在意识中与所观想的上师、菩萨、神祇、佛等本尊的智慧与慈悲品质合一,消弭自我与本尊的对立。另外一个区别是密宗并不妖魔化欲望,而强调欲望也是能量,也能化为觉醒的力量。密宗双修,乃是觉醒之后才可尝试的,书中没有方法。

密宗对死亡与转世的阐述,解释了轮回转生。信者,当会消除死亡恐惧。修者,当可决定是否跳出轮回,回归本源。
Tantra 佛教 觉醒