A Chat About Yamantaka

TO BE READ ONLY BY THOSE WITH FULL INITIATION INTO THE HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA PRACTICE OF YAMANTAKA (DORJE JIGJE)

In the spring of 1997, I was doing retreat in one of the Vajrapani Institute's lovely cabins when I heard that Zopa Rinpoche was arriving to attend an FPMT board meeting. That spring, His Holiness the Dalai Lama had given Yamantaka initiation and commentary, and I had several questions regarding the protection wheel practice. Almost miraculously, Rinpoche had the time to see me and I posed my questions. He responded briefly, and concluded by saying that others would want to learn about this too, so he would teach it to the practitioners in the area. I marveled at the good fortune of being able to hear the more extensive teachings that a group setting would provide.