{"product_id":"9781611803587","title":"The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra, Volume 2: Deity Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important classic work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeity Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Exposition of Secret Mantra\u003c\/i\u003e series in which the Dalai Lama offers illuminating commentary on Tsongkhapa’s seminal text on Buddhist tantra. It is preceded by \u003ci\u003eVolume 1: Tantra in Tibet \u003c\/i\u003eand followed by \u003ci\u003eVolume 3: Yoga Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised work describes the profound process of meditation in Action (\u003ci\u003ekriyā\u003c\/i\u003e) and Performance (\u003ci\u003ecaryā\u003c\/i\u003e) 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 \u003ci\u003eGreat Exposition of Secret Mantra \u003c\/i\u003etext; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031489790192,"sku":"9781611803587","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611803587_p0.jpg?v=1763846998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611803587","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}