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Exposition of Yoga Tantra - Toh 1795
Background
Yoga Tantra is one of the four principal levels of Tantra in the Tibetan Tantric tradition. This scripture belongs to Yoga Tantra, the Tantra of inner cultivation, where the practitioner emphasizes yogic posture and meditative stability more than complex rituals.
Yoga Tantra is regarded as a transition between Charyā Tantra and Anuttarayoga Tantra, moving from external practices coordinated with bodily posture toward deeper inner yogic practices. In the Vajrayāna Tantric tradition, Yoga Tantra is often connected with the practice of the Five Buddhas and intermediate Tantric deities such as Vairocana or Akṣobhya.
The Toh 1795 scripture has been preserved in the Tibetan Kangyur, the great Buddhist canon. It is a scripture with the character of detailed guidance for practitioners who wish to enter the Tantric path, providing methods that are basic yet extremely profound.
Main Content
Although the title of the scripture has not been fully translated, according to the context of Yoga Tantra in general, this scripture focuses on core elements: initiation (abhiṣeka), vows and commitments (samaya), and staged meditative yogic practices.
Yoga Tantra emphasizes two stages of practice: the generation stage, where the practitioner visualizes himself or herself as a Tantric deity, and the completion stage, where subtle energy currents in the body (nāḍī, prāṇa, bindu) are regulated through deep meditation.
This scripture provides instructions on how to perform mudrā (hand gestures), how to concentrate the mind, and how to build a proper relationship with the guru, the indispensable spiritual guide on the Tantric path. It also explains the nature of the "three secrets" (the secrets of body, speech, and mind) and how to accumulate merit through conscious actions.
Practical Meaning
Yoga Tantra, through the Toh 1795 scripture, is not a scripture to be read quickly, but one to be practiced step by step with careful guidance.
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