Light of Kailash 32 | The Prāṇāyāma as a Method of Mental Training and Bodily Transformation in Vajrayāna | With Prof. Vesna A. Wallace
The Prāṇāyāma as a Method of Mental Training and Bodily Transformation in Vajrayāna
Throughout the history of Indian religious traditions, starting from the late Vedic period, the practice of prāṇāyāma, together with its various forms, religious contexts, and the goals (of stilling the mind as a precondition for higher stages, the moral and physical purification, immortality, and liberation), provided the foundation for the prāṇāyāma practice in the Unexcelled Yoga Tantras. Since the time of the Atharva Veda's Prāṇasūkta, the breath has been at times referred to as "death" due to its close relation to time. This lecture will address the various modes and functions of prāṇāyāma in the practices of the Unexcelled Yoga Tantras, specifically within a system of six-phase yoga.
Rigzin Garab Dorje
Painting on silk by Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche. Image courtesy of Giorgio Dallorto
About the Speaker:
Vesna A. Wallace is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also the Executive Director of the Mongolia Foundation in the U.S.A. Her area of specialization is South Asian and Inner Asian Buddhist traditions, with a focus on Buddhist Tantric traditions. She is an author of over ninety academic publications, including six books and numerous articles on Indian and Mongolian Buddhism.
Faculty website: University of California, Santa Barbara
Saturday, June 13th | 5:00 PM London Time | Online via Zoom
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