@article{350990, note = {Description based on print version record.}, author = {Hopkins, Jeffrey. and Vose, Kevin,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/350990}, title = {Tantric techniques [electronic resource] /}, publisher = {Snow Lion Publications,}, abstract = {Tantric deity yoga is the contemplative practice of visualizing oneself as a buddha, replete with compassion and wisdom, acting altruistically to benefit all sentient beings. This book offers a complete system of Tibetan Buddhist tantric meditation that details the process of transforming oneself through the step-by-step use of the imagination. Hopkins offers a contemporary Western perspective on the practice of deity yoga, based on his study and practice of these techniques.}, recid = {350990}, pages = {1 online resource (424 p.) :}, address = {Ithaca, N.Y. :}, year = {2009}, }