The Tibetan tradition known as the Six Yogas of Naropa is one of the most popular tantric systems with all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Structured and arranged by the eleventh-century Indian masters Tilopa and Naropa from various Buddhist tantric legacies, this system of yogic practice was carried to Tibet by Marpa the Translator a generation later. These "six yogas" - inner heat, illusory body, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection and bardo yoga - continue to be one of the most important living meditation traditions in the Land of Snow.
This collection of readings on the six yogas contains important texts on this esoteric doctrine, including original Indian works by Tilopa and Naropa, and Tibetan writings by Tsongkhapa the Great, Gyalwa Wensapa, the First Panchen Lama and Lama Jey Sherab Gyatso. Readings discusses the practices, their context and the historical continuity of this most important tradition, which is said to bring full enlightenment in one lifetime.

Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa, Glenn H. Mullin, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 175 pages, $26.95

Glenn H. Mullin is an internationally renowned Tibetologist, author, and expert on Buddhist meditation. Glenn Lived in Dharamsala, India, the home of the Dalai Lama, for many years, where he studied Tibetan language, literature, yoga, and meditation under twenty-five of the greatest masters of Tibet. He is the author of over fifteen books on Buddhist topics and has led many pilgrimages to Nepal and Tibet in the last five years. He now divides his time between writing, lecturing, giving workshops, leading pilgrimages to the power places of Central Asia.

	Contents: The Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa
	Preface	7
	Technical Note	11
	Translator's Introduction	13
1.	The Oral Instructions of the Six Yogas by the Inian Mahasiddha Tilopa (988-1069)	23
2.	Vajra Verses of the Whispered Tradition by the Indian Mahasiddha Naropa (1016-1100)	31
3.	Notes on A Book of Three Inspirations by Jey Sherap Gyatso (1803-1875)	43
4.	Handprints of the Profound Path of the Six Yogas of Naropa: A Source of Every Realization by Gyalwa Wensapa (1505-1566)	71
5.	A Practice Manual on the Six Yogas of Naropa: Taking the Practice in Hand by Lama Jey Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)	93
6.	The Golden Key: A Prefopund Guide to the Six Yogas of Naropa by the First Panchen Lama (1568-1662)	137
	Notes	155
	Glossary: Tibetan Personal Names and Place Names	167
	Texts Quoted	171