Tantric Practices of the Tibetan Warrior King

By Jamgon Mipham

Translated by Gyurme Avertin
Edited by Gyurme Avertin
Foreword by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Contributions by Chogyam Trungpa
Contributions by Orgyen Tobgyal

PLEASE NOTE: The teachings and practices presented in this book are Secret Mantra Vajrayana teachings. As such, to benefit from this volume and the practices it contains, it is essential to first receive from a qualified master the Gesar Dorje Tsegyal empowerment or “entrustment with his life force,” the reading transmission of the practice, and the associated instructions. If you have yet to receive the empowerment and reading transmission, it is best to keep this book on your shrine as an object of veneration until you receive them. The empowerment is required in order to properly practice the teachings in this book. This work contains fifty-two prayers, practices, and instructions compiled by Ju Mipham Rinpoche (1846–1912) meant to be practiced under the guidance of an authentic spiritual teacher. These practice texts detail poetic imagery and include guru yoga, praises, invocations, and divinations. Central to all of these practices is raising what is known in Tibetan as lungta, or “windhorse,” a dignified energy that propels and enhances one’s wisdom, compassion, and power to benefit all beings.

Paperback · 368 pages