His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and
compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important
classic work.
Yoga Tantra is the third volume in The Great Exposition of Secret
Mantra series in which the Dalai Lama offers illuminating commentary on
Tsongkhapa's seminal text on Buddhist tantra. It is preceded by Volume
I: Tantra in Tibet and Volume II: Deity Yoga.
This work opens with His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting the key
features of Yoga Tantra then continues with Tsongkhapa's section of the
main text focusing on this class of tantra. This is followed by an
overview of the central practices of the five manifest enlightenments
and the four seals written by Khaydrub Je (Khaydrub Geleg Palsang), one
of Tsongkhapa's main students and the first in the line of Panchen
Lamas. Jeffrey Hopkins concludes the volume with an outline of the steps
of Yoga Tantra practice, which is drawn from the Dalai Lama's,
Tsongkhapa's, and Khaydrub Je's explanations.