- Foreword 1
- Preface 3
- Introduction to the Fundamentals of Yantra Yoga 9
- THE UNION OF THE SUN AND MOON YANTRA by Vairocana 17 A STAINLESS MIRROR OF JEWELS, Commentary to The Union of
- the Sun and Moon Yantra by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu 35
- PART ONE: The Preliminaries 41
- THE YANTRA EQUIPMENT 43
- EXHALING THE STALE AIR 43
- THE PHYSICAL TRAINING 45
- TSIGJONG: Loosening the Joints 45
- LUNGSANG: Purifying the Prana 61
- TSADUL: Controlling the Channels 78
- THE PRANAYAMA 78
- THE YANTRAS 79
- PART TWO: The Fundamental Series of Pr7$7y7mas and Yantras 91
- THE FIVE SERIES OF PR%(%Y%MAS 94
- FIRST SERIES: The Four Characteristic Conditions 95
- THE PRANAYAMA 95
- THE YANTRAS 97
- SECOND SERIES: The Four Profound Applications 139
- THE PRANAYAMA 139
- THE YANTRAS 148 THIRD SERIES: The Secret Breathing for Directing the Pr7$a into
- the Central Channel 189
- THE PRANAYAMA 189
- THE YANTRAS 194
- FOURTH SERIES: The Smooth Breathing with Seven Limbs 235
- THE PRANAYAMA 235
- THE YANTRAS 240
- FIFTH SERIES: The Rough Breathing with Six Applications 281
- THE PRANAYAMA 281
- THE YANTRAS 285 SUMMARY OF THE INITIAL AND FINAL PHASES OF THE YANTRAS OF
- THE FIVE SERIES 327
- THE ALL-INCLUSIVE METHOD OF THE SEVEN LOTUS POSES 331 SUMMARY OF THE INITIAL AND FINAL PHASES OF THE YANTRAS OF
- THE SEVEN LOTUS POSES 348
- THE SIGNS AND RESULTANT QUALITIES OF THE PRACTICE 351
- 1. The Resultant Qualities of the Three Secret Aspects 351
- 2. The Three Ripenings 352
- 3. The Obtainment of the Three Powers 353
- PART THREE: The Concluding Sections 355
- 1. Overcoming Hindrances: The Vajra Wave 357
- 2. Final Advice 365
- 3. Conclusion 365
- Dedication of Merit 365
- Appendix One: The Functions of the Five Pr0nas 369
- Appendix Two: On the Cakras 370 Appendix Three: The Yantras Related to Various Aspects of
- Buddhist Practice 372
- Appendix Four: Preliminary Loosening Exercises 374
- Appendix Five: List of the Benefits of the Yantras 376
- Index of Tibetan and Sanskrit Names and Terms 402