Esoteric Tummo - keeps the hermits comfortable on the snowy hills.Exoteric Tummo - arises spontaneously in the course of peculiar raptures and, gradually, folds the mystic in the "soft, warm mantle of the gods".There are several kinds of Tummo, which are not widely known even to Tibetans, because the teachings are kept hidden and secret by the adept teachers: The secret practice of generating self-heat from 11,000 to 18,000 feet in sub-zero temperature, scantily dressed or even naked inside a cave, is done through Tummo. Tummo: The Art of Warming Oneself without Fire up in the Snows (p. The following 5 yogas rest on the foundation of Tummo Yoga through Inner Fire Meditation.Įxcerpt of Tummo Yoga from Alexandra David-Neelįrom the book, Magic And Mystery In Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel: Tummo Yoga is the first and foundational practice of the 6 Yogas. This is a tantric yoga practice designed to achieve self-realization in the fastest way possible by embracing joy and pain in contrast to avoiding craving (joy) and aversion (pain and suffering).
Under Yantra Yoga resides a special field, reserved only to Buddha's most advanced students - the Six Yogas of Naropa. Ultimately, it's about realizing my true self.Īs the Hindus have their proprietary Hatha Yoga, the Tibetan Buddhist Yogis also have their unique Yantra Yoga.
Yes, the immediate litmus test is 'melting the ice and warming the water' - if I can't do that, then there is something wrong with the way I'm doing things. However, as I went deeper into the practice, I developed a profound appreciation and understanding of the practice. Yogi practicing Inner Fire Meditation (Tummo Yoga)
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