His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and
compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important
classic work.
Deity Yoga is the second 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
1: Tantra in Tibet and followed by Volume 3: Yoga Tantra.
This revised work describes the profound process of meditation in Action
(kriyā) and Performance (caryā) Tantras. Invaluable for anyone who
is practicing or is interested in Buddhist tantra, this volume includes
a lucid exposition of the meditative techniques of deity yoga from H.H.
the Dalai Lama; the second and third chapters of the classic Great
Exposition of Secret Mantra text; and a supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins
outlining the structure of Action Tantra practices as well as the need
for the development of special yogic powers.