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'''Sadhana''' (Skt. ''sādhana''; Tib. ''druptap''; [[Wyl.]] ''sgrub thabs'') — literally ‘means of accomplishment’. In sadhana practice, we learn to develop an enlightened vision of the world by visualizing ourselves as a [[buddha]] or deity, and our surroundings as a pure realm or ‘[[buddha field]]’, while reciting the appropriate [[mantra]]. This process is at first artificial, something which is developed or generated, but the visualizations correspond to the visionary experience of enlightened beings. By adopting these new habits of perception, we can weaken the ordinary habits of gross perception based on ignorance and emotional tendencies, and put ourselves in touch with a more subtle level of experience.
'''Sadhana''' (Skt. ''sādhana''; Tib. [[སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་]], ''druptap'', [[Wyl.]] ''sgrub thabs'') — literally ‘means of accomplishment’. A sadhana is a ritual text presenting the ''means'' to ''accomplish'' one or several [[deity|deitie]]s, who in essence are the ultimate state of a [[buddha]]. As we follow [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] sadhana practice texts and actualize their meaning, we develop an enlightened vision of the world: we visualize ourselves as a buddha or deity, and our surroundings as a pure realm or ‘[[buddha field]]’, while recognizing that all sounds are [[mantra]], and all thoughts are [[primordial wisdom]]. This process is at first artificial, something which is developed or generated through the practices of [[kyerim]] and [[dzogrim]], but the visualizations correspond to the visionary experience of enlightened beings. By adopting these new habits of perception, we can weaken the ordinary habits of gross perception based on ignorance and emotional tendencies, and put ourselves in touch with a more subtle level of experience.


==The Prerequisites of Sadhana Practice==
==The Prerequisites of Sadhana Practice==
There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice: the [[empowerment]] (Tib. ''wang''), the [[oral transmission]] (Tib. ''lung''), and the [[secret instruction]] (Tib. ''tri'') which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice.  
There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice:  
*The empowerment or ''wang'' is to mature or ripen us.<br>
*the [[empowerment]] (Tib. [[དབང་]], ''wang''),  
*The oral transmission or ''lung'' is to connect us. <br>  
*the [[oral transmission]] (Tib. [[ལུང་]], ''lung''), and  
*The secret instruction or ''tri'' is to liberate us.<br>
*the [[secret instruction]] (Tib. [[ཁྲིད་]], ''tri'')  
which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice.  
 
*The empowerment or ''wang'' is to mature or ripen us.  
*The oral transmission or ''lung'' is to connect us.  
*The secret instruction or ''tri'' is to liberate us.


==Types of Sadhana==
==Types of Sadhana==
In the sadhanas of the [[three outer classes of tantra|outer tantras]]—[[kriya tantra]], [[charya tantra]] or upayoga tantra, and [[yoga tantra]]—we invoke the presence of the deity in the sky before us, as in [[guru yoga]]. In the sadhanas of the [[inner tantras]]—[[mahayoga]], [[anuyoga]], and [[atiyoga]], or the [[Anuttarayoga Tantra]] of the [[Sarma]] schools—we ourselves arise in the form of the deity.
In the sadhanas of the [[three outer classes of tantra|outer tantras]]—[[kriya tantra]], [[charya tantra]] or upayoga tantra, and [[yoga tantra]]—we invoke the presence of the deity in the sky before us, as in [[guru yoga]]. In the sadhanas of the [[inner tantras]]—[[mahayoga]], [[anuyoga]], and [[atiyoga]], or the [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] of the [[Sarma]] schools—we ourselves arise in the form of the deity.


==Sadhanas Practised by the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[Sangha]]==
==Sadhanas Practised by the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[Sangha]]==
Practices such as: [[Riwo Sangchö]]; [[Tendrel Nyesel]]; [[The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba]]; [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]'s [[The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya]]; [[Rigdzin Düpa]]; [[Yang Nying Pudri]]; and [[Yumka Dechen Gyalmo]] are all sadhanas.
Practices such as: [[Riwo Sangchö]]; [[Tendrel Nyesel]]; [[The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba]]; [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]'s [[The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya]]; [[Rigdzin Düpa]]; [[Yang Nying Pudri]]; and [[Yumka Dechen Gyalmo]] are all sadhanas.
==Further Reading==
*[[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''The Light of Wisdom, Vol. Two'', translated by [[Erik Pema Kunsang]] (Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1986-98), Chapters 20-23.
==External Links==
*[https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/vajrayana/tantra-advanced/what-is-a-sadhana Alexander Berzin article on 'What Is a Sadhana?']
*[https://youtu.be/P5nzh0Ytq6k Goodman Lecture by Prof. Anne C Klein: Being Human and a Buddha Too: Dialogues with Yeshe Tsogyal (first part on sadhana)]


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Latest revision as of 08:33, 14 September 2023

Sadhana (Skt. sādhana; Tib. སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་, druptap, Wyl. sgrub thabs) — literally ‘means of accomplishment’. A sadhana is a ritual text presenting the means to accomplish one or several deities, who in essence are the ultimate state of a buddha. As we follow Highest Yoga Tantra sadhana practice texts and actualize their meaning, we develop an enlightened vision of the world: we visualize ourselves as a buddha or deity, and our surroundings as a pure realm or ‘buddha field’, while recognizing that all sounds are mantra, and all thoughts are primordial wisdom. This process is at first artificial, something which is developed or generated through the practices of kyerim and dzogrim, but the visualizations correspond to the visionary experience of enlightened beings. By adopting these new habits of perception, we can weaken the ordinary habits of gross perception based on ignorance and emotional tendencies, and put ourselves in touch with a more subtle level of experience.

The Prerequisites of Sadhana Practice

There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice:

which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice.

  • The empowerment or wang is to mature or ripen us.
  • The oral transmission or lung is to connect us.
  • The secret instruction or tri is to liberate us.

Types of Sadhana

In the sadhanas of the outer tantraskriya tantra, charya tantra or upayoga tantra, and yoga tantra—we invoke the presence of the deity in the sky before us, as in guru yoga. In the sadhanas of the inner tantrasmahayoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga, or the Highest Yoga Tantra of the Sarma schools—we ourselves arise in the form of the deity.

Sadhanas Practised by the Rigpa Sangha

Practices such as: Riwo Sangchö; Tendrel Nyesel; The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba; Dudjom Rinpoche's The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya; Rigdzin Düpa; Yang Nying Pudri; and Yumka Dechen Gyalmo are all sadhanas.

Further Reading

External Links