THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF VISUALISATION THE ARISING OR DEVELOPMENT STAGE At first the yogi shoul !

isu"lise the tutel"ry eity through the gr" u"l ste#s till the $hole %o y of the tutel"ry is &o'#lete ( If the eity h"s '")y f"&es ") "r's the yogi '"y isreg"r the others ") &o)&e)tr"te o) !isu"lisi)g the t$o '"i) "r's ") the '"i) f"&e( There "re t$o $"ys of !isu"lisi)g the tutel"ry eities %o y* U#$"r s fro' the feet to the he" ( Do$)$"r s fro' the he" to the feet( The eity shoul %e !isu"lise "s " $hole* &le"rly ") !i!i ly( At first+ Visu"lise the %o y i) s,et&hy for'* )ot i) s#e&ifi& et"il* %ut the %o y &o'#lete "t o)&e- this shoul %e hel softly ") loosely $ithout istr"&tio) . /it $ill ho$e!er flu&tu"te 0 &o'e ") go 1A,o)g Ri)#o&he23( If ")y istur%i)g thought or i!ersifie thought "rises li"%le to &"use the 'e it"tor to follo$ it* the 'e it"tor shoul %e 'i) ful ") ge)tly %ri)g the 'i) %"&, to the o%4e&t of 'e it"tio)( If the 'i) #i&ture 1!isu"lis"tio)2 %e&o'es u)&le"r the yogi shoul freshe) it %y seei)g it !i!i ly u)til it %e&o'es &le"r "g"i)( I) the #ro&ess of his 'e it"tio) the yogi $ill h"!e the follo$i)g e5#erie)&es( The #"rt of the eity he i)te)sifies i) the !isu"lis"tio) $ill "##e"r &le"rly ") !i!i ly( The #"rt $hi&h )o "tte)tio) $ill )ot "##e"r i) the !isu"lis"tio)( Fi)"lly* the 'i) #i&ture* !isu"lis"tio)* $ill %e&o'e so &le"r th"t he $ill thi), th"t )ot e!e) the "&tu"l eye &oul see it %etter( Ho$e!er to rest the 'i) st"%ly o) the &le"r #i&ture* ro$si)ess ") istr"&tio) h"!e to %e o!er&o'e( Throughout the #erio of 'e it"tio) he 'ust #ossess the #o$er of &o)&e)tr"tio)( H"!i)g '"stere these thi)gs* $hi&h oes t",e so'e ti'e* the yogi shoul the) !isu"lise the other f"&es* "r's* " or)'e)ts u)til "ll the other f"&es ") " or)'e)ts "re &o'#lete ") #erfe&t( Fro' the) o) "fter #erfe&ti)g the '"i) !isu"lis"tio) or 'other eity the other eities shoul %e !isu"lise usi)g the s"'e #ro&ess u)til e!e)tu"lly the yogi &") #i&ture &le"rly ") !i!i ly "ll the eities i) the '") "l" ") the o%4e&ts i) the 6eyo) the 'e"sure P"l"&e* the 6u h" P"l"&e* ge)er"l ") s#e&ifi& "ll "t o)&e i) #erfe&t &o)&e)tr"tio)( NO7 THE TEACHING OF THE TUTELAR8 PRIDE No$ the yogi shoul r"ise the Tutel"ry Pri e ") thi), to hi'self* 9I "' the 6u h" So ") So9 ") &o)&e)tr"te o) this( If the !isio) is u)&le"r* the yogi shoul freshe) it "g"i)( I) the %egi))i)g this 'e it"tio) $ith effort ") stress

is )ee e ( L"ter o)* the yogi $ill %e "%le to '"i)t"i) " st"%le feeli)g of the Tutel"ry Pri e "fter the 'e it"tio) i) his "ily "&ti!ities( 7he) the yogi re"&hes this st"ge his 'e)t"l #o$er of ret"i)i)g the !isu"lis"tio) $ill %e stro)g e)ough to $ithst") the flu&tu"ti)g ") $ill ret"i) ") '"i)t"i) the Tutel"ry Pri e %et$ee) the 'e it"tio) #erio s( The !isu"lis"tio) #r"&tise ") the Tutel"ry Pri e Pr"&ti&e shoul %e e5er&ise "lter)"tely( 7or,i)g o) this su#er% 'e it"tio) &o)sisti)g of %oth eities ") their $elli)gs* $ill e!e)tu"lly #re!e)t the "risi)g of the S"'s"ri& !isio)s* o)ly the Su#er% Visio)s $ill "##e"r i) the yogis 'i) ( The s#o)t")eous Tutel"ry Pri e 0 &"#"%le of '"i)t"i)i)g itself i) ALL flu&tu"ti)g &ir&u'st")&es 0 is the &ure $hi&h #urifies the !ulg"r 1or s"'s"ri&2 "tt"&h'e)ts i) the yogis 'i) ( 7he) the yogi "rises fro' his 'e it"tio) $h"te!er he sees 0 li!i)g %ei)gs or the )"tur"l $orl 0 he shoul thi), of "s 6u h"s ") 6u h"s $elli)gs( If he &") st"%ilise this feeli)g he &") "tt"i) the ste" f"st S"'" hi( 7he) he h"s re"&he this st"ge he is " 'itte to h"!e #urifie the Co''o) Visio)s through the #r"&ti&i)g of Arisi)g 8og"( All li!i)g %ei)gs "re the eities of the M") "l" A&&or i)g to the #ri)&i#"l of V"4r"y")"* "ll '")ifest"tio)s "re the '") "l" of he"!e)* "ll feeli)gs ") e5#erie)&es "re the gre"t %liss* "ll thoughts "re the u)&re"te ( To follo$ ") to i e)tify this #ri)&i#le is the '"i) fu)&tio) of the Arisi)g 8og"( I) the Arisi)g 8og" the gre"t %liss of the #erfe&ti)g yog"* #ro u&e %y the e)teri)g of life Pr")" i)to the &e)tr"l &h"))el 0 is )ot fou) ( Ne!er the less 0 si)&e the #r"&titio)er h"s "tt"i)e " !ery st"%le ") &le"r !isu"lis"tio) of 8"% 8u' 6u h"* he is "%le to u)ify $is o' ") s,ill to sto# $"!eri)g ") flu&tu"ti)g 6o hi0he"rt "s sy'%olise i) the '"le life for&e or se'e) ") #" 1'e2 $hi&h sy'%olises the st"%ility of the u)io) of the '"le ") fe'"le for&es- ") he $ill e5#erie)&e " !"riety of %lisses i) Arisi)g 8og"( I) short* the '"i) o%4e&ti!e ") fu)&tio) of the Arisi)g 8og" 0 the #r"&tise of !isu"lisi)g the '") "l" 0 is to ri#e) the yogi* to %ri)g his &o)s&ious)ess forth to the re"lis"tio) of the i e)tity of 6u h" ") se)tie)t %ei)gs( Duri)g the #r"&ti&e of !isu"lis"tio) there "re 'o'e)ts $he) $e i'"gi)e the :)")" "s#e&t of the eity &o'i)g i)to us ") "lso 'o'e)ts $he) $e i'"gi)e the %lessi)g &o'i)g i)to us %y $"y of the iffere)t se) i)g out of lights ") "%sor#tio) of lights i)to o)eself "ll of $hi&h $ill #ro u&e " s#e&i"l feeli)g $ithi) you* ") i))er e5#erie)&e ") &orres#o) e)&e $ith this "s $ill "lso h"##e) through #r"yi)g to the re"l sour&es of %lessi)g( If you "re #r"&ti&i)g #ro#erly ") re"lly tryi)g to "&&u'ul"te goo "&tio) ") i)sight the)* through the %lessi)g fro' the #r"&ti&e the true ;u"lity of 'e it"tio) $ill gro$ i) you if it h" )ot o)e %efore( ARGAM PADAM PUPE Dri),i)g $"ter 7"ter to %"the feet Flo$ers 8ELLO7 Go ess 7HITE Go ess

DUPE ALO<E8 GENDA8 NE7ADA8 SHAPTA

I)&e)se Lights S&e)te $"ter Foo Musi&

6LUE Go ess RED Go ess GREEN Go ess 8ELLO7 Go ess 8ELLO7 Go ess

If you "lre" y h" this ;u"lity of 'e it"tio) $ithi) you it $ill %e&o'e 'ore &le"r ") stro)ger 0 gr" u"lly( He)&e the st"ge of !isu"lis"tio) is !ery i'#ort")t( It is $h"t &") '",e our u) erst") i)g gro$(

TENGA TUL<U THE STAGES OF VISUALISATION

EASTER =>

The V"4r"y")" #"th is so'ethi)g $hi&h h"s to %e #r"&ti&e o) the %"sis of re&ei!i)g ") i)iti"tio)( After i)iti"tio) you #r"&ti&e the e!elo#'e)t ") &o'#letio) st"ge of $h"te!er eity is &hose)( 7ith reg"r to the iffere)t &"tegories of %ei)gs the 6u h" t"ught %oth Sutr" ") T")tr"( 8ou o)?t h"!e to ,)o$ "ll the te"&hi)gs to follo$ the #"th* if you #r"&ti&e o)e te"&hi)g this is e)ough* you $ill %e "%le to follo$ the #"th( To %egi) ")y #r"&ti&e you first h"!e to re&ite the refuge ") 6o hi&itt" #r"yers* ho$e!er this h"s to %e o)e $ith full "tte)tio)* re&iti)g the $or s $he) your 'i) is so'e$here else re u&es the %e)efit* '",es it less /@st A li)es3( I'"gi)e the 6o his"tt!"s i) s#"&e %efore you gi!i)g refuge to yourself ") others( 8ou o)?t h"!e to i'"gi)e the' h"!i)g " #"rti&ul"r for'* &olour or to %e hol i)g s#e&ifi& o%4e&ts* it is e)ough to thi), they "re i) fro)t of you* i) s#"&e( 7he) re&iti)g the #r"yer for 6o hi&itt"* you shoul thi), th"t* i) or er th"t "ll %ei)gs "re li%er"te I $ill o this #r"&ti&e /A) A li)es3( I) S"'ye Li)g the #u4"s "re o)es 'e it"tio) #r"&ti&e* for i)st")&e Che)reBig ") A'it"%h" is the e!e)i)g #u4"( Me it"tio) is )ot 4ust to %e o)e i) retre"t* " retre"t 4ust gi!es you 'ore ti'e* " lo)ger ti'e* it oes)?t '"tter $hether its #r"&ti&e o) your o$) or $ith other #eo#le( To re"lly #r"&ti&e #ro#erly you shoul 'e it"te o) the #re&ious hu'") e5iste)&e* i'#er'")e)&e* sufferi)gs of S"'s"r" ") "&tio) ") their &o)se;ue)&es %efore you %egi) your #r"&ti&e* "lso* if you re"lly $")t to #r"&ti&e Dh"r'" #ro#erly( 8ou thi), th"t the %o y you h"!e )o$ is !ery s#e&i"l "s $e h"!e e)tere the Dh"r'" ") it $ill %e !ery iffi&ult to o%t"i) i) the future( Co)si eri)g this &"refully* you shoul %e !ery ilige)t( Through &o)te'#l"ti)g e"th ") i'#er'")e)&e you re"lise e!erythi)g &h")ges &o)ti)u"lly* e!erythi)g ies ") you shoul &o)si er the f"&t of 97he) "' I goi)g to ieC9 Through &o)te'#l"ti)g ,"r'"* "&tio)s ") their &o)se;ue)&es $e $ill re"lise th"t "ll %" "&tio)s $hi&h "re ire&te to$"r s ") h"r' others $ill &o'e %"&, to you* you shoul thi), i) this $"y( Through &o)te'#l"ti)g the !i&ious)ess of S"'s"r" $e $ill re"lise sufferi)g( 7e &")?t see the sufferi)g of 8i ",s ") the hells %ut $e &") see the sufferi)g of ")i'"ls et&( $ho "re ,ille for foo * fur ") 'e"t "s $ell "s the sufferi)g of hu'")s $ho %e&o'e ol ") si&,* $ho "re yi)g et&( Through &o)te'#l"ti)g this you $ill $ish to %e free fro' the sufferi)g ") stri!e for li%er"tio)(

This is the %"sis or root of ALL #r"&ti&e( No$" "ys* #eo#le h"!e gre"t ilige)&e $he) they first #r"&ti&e Dh"r'"* the) D or E ye"rs l"ter thi), th"t this is )ot for 'e* go to o other thi)gs* to other te"&hers* &h")ge their $"y of life- there "re '")y #eo#le li,e this( There "re "lso #eo#le i) retre"t $ho thi),* this is )ot $orth it* " lo)g ti'e is #"ssi)g I "' $"sti)g 'y life "$"y et&( The re"so) for this ,i) of thi),i)g is th"t they h"!e )ot &o)te'#l"te the E $"ys of &h")gi)g the 'i) suffi&ie)tly( These #reli'i)"ries ") the NgF) ro &") %e fou) i) '")y te5ts ") ue to this they o)?t $")t to %other $ith the' they $")t to #r"&ti&e the e!elo#'e)t ") &o'#letio) 1#"rts2 of the #r"&ti&e* )ot re"lisi)g th"t they h"!e )o fou) "tio) for #r"&ti&e* )ot h"!i)g the root* of the E $"ys of &h")gi)g the 'i) to %uil o)( 7e "ll "re #r"&titio)ers here ") ho#e th"t our #r"&ti&e $ill go $ell %ut for this to h"##e) $e 'ust &o)te'#l"te the E $"ys of &h")gi)g the 'i) * this is the root of "ll #r"&ti&e* the %"sis for ilige)&e( 8ou shoul &o)si er i'#er'")e)&e e!ery "y "s $ell "s the E $"ys of &h")gi)g the 'i) ") through the h"%itu"tio) of this " gre"t i)terest $ill "rise reg"r i)g Dh"r'"* h"!i)g gre"t ilige)&e $ill gi!e rise to #r"&ti&e through $hi&h " lot of %lessi)g $ill "rise ") ;u"lities $hi&h $ill re'o!e "ll u)&ert"i)ty( If you h"!e the %"sis of refuge* the #reli'i)"ries ") the 6o hi&itt"* ") e)ter i)to the e!elo#'e)t ") &o'#letio) st"ges* r"#i #rogress $ill %e '" e( The e!elo#'e)t or !isu"lis"tio) st"ge is 'e it"tio) o) the eities* #e"&eful ") $r"thful* hol i)g iffere)t o%4e&ts* h"!i)g iffere)t &olours* '")y "r's et&( they "ll re#rese)t the Dh"r'","y" 'i) of the 6u h"( Ulti'"tely through Shi)"y ") Lh"to)g* 'e it"tio) o) the true )"ture of the 'i) %e&o'es #ossi%le* "ll the eities "re &o)t"i)e i) th"t* they "rise fro' the ulti'"te )"ture of the 'i) ( /If you o '")y #r"&ti&es the) you 'e it"te o) the eities %e&"use oi)g is !ery iffi&ult to o for " lo)g ti'e3( There "re '")y S" h")"s* they es&ri%e the $"y to #r"&ti&e those !isu"lis"tio)s ") $h"t to o( This 'e it"tio) is the "&ti!ity or $or, of the 'i) * )ot "&ti!ity of %o y( If you h"!e ") o%4e&t you " 'ire there $ill %e " te) e)&y to loo, "t it "g"i) ") "g"i) if ho$e!er the o%4e&t is re'o!e or hi e) ") you $ish to see it i) fro)t of you* you !isu"lise it* &re"te " 'e)t"l #i&ture of it( For this e!elo#'e)t st"ge* the i'"ge is so'eti'es &le"r or u)&le"r* ho$ it "##e"rs i) fro)t to you e#e) s o) the #ote)ti"l h"%it you e!elo# for seei)g the i'"ge( 8ou &") e!elo# this te) e)&y %y loo,i)g "t " #i&ture of the eity ") if this is #r"&ti&e for " lo)g ti'e* the #i&ture &") %e re'o!e ") the 'e)t"l i'"ge re'"i) i) your 'i) (

If you o)ly loo, "t the i'"ge for " short ti'e the) the result $ill %e " $e", or rough i'"ge or 'e)t"l i'#ri)t %e&"use you h"!e " $e", te) e)&y to #r"&ti&e this "s#e&t !isu"lisi)g( Through e!elo#i)g this "s#e&t $e #"&ify ") eli'i)"te the te) e)&y $e h"!e for our o$) %o y( ACTUAL PRACTICE OF VISUALISATION If $e o)?t #r"&ti&e the #"&ifi&"tio) of &li)gi)g to our %o y the)* through this "tt"&h'e)t* $he) sufferi)g i) the hells* $e $ill feel our %o y to %e &ut u# %y s$or s et&( ") through h"!i)g this stro)g te) e)&y ")other $ill "##e"r ") $ill %e estroye ( As $ell "s those illusory e5#erie)&es i) the hells $e?ll e5#erie)&e o)e of the E ty#es of %irth ue to this &li)gi)g to* or te) e)&y to$"r s this %o y ie( %irth through* he"t* 'oisture* egg ") 'ir"&ulous i)st")t")eous %irth- through this $e $ill %e %or) i) " %o y( There "re E $"ys of gi!i)g rise to the eity i) <ye Ri'* !isu"lis"tio) or e!elo#'e)t st"ge( The first is* COMPLETE IN AN INSTANT* eg( for Dor4e P"l'o o)e %e&o'es Dor4e P"l'o i) the s#"&e of i)st")t* o)e thought( This is the s"'e for "ll !isu"lis"tio)s* ")y eity* you i'"gi)e the' &o'#lete i) ") i)st")t( This #"&ifies the te) e)&y to$"r s this i)st")t")eous 'ir"&ulous %irth( I) so'e #u4"s* for e5"'#le Che)reBig* first* "%o!e o)es he" " lotus ") 'oo) is& is i'"gi)e * the) the syll"%le $hi&h tr")sfor's i)to Che)reBig( This is &"lle i ii iii * the D e!elo#'e)ts or three st"ges Lotus ") 'oo) See syll"%le Deity

This #urifies the te) e)&ies through %ei)g re%or) through he"t or $"r'th eg( if you h"!e thre" ") le"!e it i) $"ter ") ,ee# it $"r' for " lo)g ti'e it $ill e!elo# i)to ") i)se&t or $or'( Also if you h"!e le"!es fro' trees ") le"!e i) " $"r' "'# #l"&e for " lo)g ti'e the) they $ill %e&o'e i)se&ts( There "re three f"&tors re;uire * $"r'th* 'oisture ") &o)s&ious)ess( This ty#e of #r"&ti&e #urifies the te) e)&y for %irth through he"t or $"r'th( I) Dor4e Se'#" #r"&ti&e* @st lotus ") 'oo) se"t* @st St"ge* $hite $hi&h tr")sfor's i)to " $hite !"4r" $ith " i) the &e)tre this "g"i) tr")sfor's i)to Dor4e Se'#"( This is S" h")" $ith E st"ges of !isu"lis"tio) $hi&h #urifies the te) e)&y to %or) fro' ") egg( E "s#e&ts or st"ges+0 7hite ele'e)t fro' f"ther Re ele'e)t fro' 'other Co)s&ious)ess fro' %"r o A)ger ") "tt"&h'e)t

There is "lso the G st"ge !isu"lis"tio) #ro&ess $hi&h is use TARA(((((((((((((((((((((( O)eself rests i) e'#ti)ess fro' $hite lotus fro' 'oo) is& Dr + fro' 1$hite2 Eth+ $hite %e&o'es lotus $ith $hite i) its &e)tre Gth+ Pre!ious st"ge tr")sfor's i)to $hite TARA This #urifies the te) e)&y for o)e to %e re%or) "s " hu'") %ei)g( @st+ A) +

for 7hite

The @st st"ge* #urifies the &o)s&ious)ess &o'i)g fro' the 6"r o((((((resti)g i) e'#ti)ess( The A) st"ge* 'oo) is& ") lotus se"t* re#rese)t the #urifi&"tio) of the $hite ele'e)t of the f"ther ") the re ele'e)t fro' the 'other 4oi)i)g together( The Dr st"ge* o) the lotus ") 'oo) is& this #urifies the $hite ele'e)t fro' the f"ther* the re ele'e)t fro' the 'other ") the &o)s&ious)ess fro' the 6"r o* "ll three together* h"tre "!ersio) ") ")ger "re #urifie through "ll three 'ergi)g together* $hi&h is the Eth st"ge( The Dr st"ge+ o) the 'oo) is& "##e"rs the syll"%le $hi&h #urifies the u)io) of the $hite ele'e)t fro' the f"ther* the re ele'e)t fro' the 'other ") the &o)s&ious)ess fro' the 6"r o $hi&h $"s &"use %y ")ger ") "tt"&h'e)t of the &o)s&ious)ess( Eth st"ge* the tr")sfor's i)to the lotus* $hi&h h"s " $hite "t its &e)trethis &orres#o) s to* h"!i)g %ee) &o)&ei!e i) the $o'% the %o y gr" u"lly gro$s* through "ll the st"ges of e!elo#'e)t i) the $o'%* this Eth st"ge #urifies this e!elo#'e)t of the %o y i) the $o'%( Gth st"ge+ this #urifies the "&tu"l %irth* fro' the $o'%* the see 1sy'%ol2 tr")sfor's i)to the eity* i) this &"se* $hite TARA( syll"%le

This is &"lle the #r"&ti&e of G #urifi&"tio)s $hi&h #ri'"rily #urifies the %irth fro' " $o'%( The results of "ll of these ty#es of !isu"lis"tio) #r"&ti&e "re the s"'e fro' i)st")t")eous to the G st"ge #r"&tiseC This is "ll the e!elo#'e)t st"ge( They h"!e the s"'e #o$er to #"&ify the &li)gi)g to ") te) e)&y of h"!i)g " %o y( After this there is the '")tr" ") Dh"ri)i #r"&ti&e $hi&h tr")sfor's "ll o)es %" ,"r'" ") o%s&ur"tio)s* the ,"r'i& Pr")" i)to $is o' Pr")"( There the) follo$s the issol!i)g of the !isu"lis"tio)* "ll the outer $orl ") %ei)gs i) it issol!e ") 'elt i)to o)eself "s the 8i "' eity* the) o)eself "s the 8i "' eity 'elts i)to the see syll"%le i) o)es he"rt or or $h"te!er

$hi&h issol!es ") o)e rests i) e'#ti)ess( At this #oi)t* o) the 'e it"tio) o) e'#ti)ess* if you h"!e ti'e* you &")* if you ,)o$ ho$* o S"'"th"* Shi)"y or Vi#"ss")" 'e it"tio)( If you o)ly $ish to o Shi)"y or Vi#"ss")" 'e it"tio) you o)?t h"!e to o "ll the !isu"lis"tio) #r"&ti&es %efore h") ( /If you $ish to e!elo# the Shi)"y ") Vi#"ss")" 'e it"tio) to3