A Roll of Thunder From the Void

Subtitle: Vajrakila Texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition ~ Volume Two Translated by: Rig-'dzin rdo-rje (Martin Boord) Hardcover ~ 432 pages This important collection of teachings from the Northern Treasures Vajrakila cycle includes liturgical practice texts, or sadhanas, from the original treasure revelations, together with explanatory notes and commentaries by the seventeenth century master Padma 'phrin-las on how to take these practices into a closed retreat and employ them for the highest benefit of oneself and all living beings. It is a sequel to Bolt of Lightning and has been translated into English with Tibetan and Sanskrit script. Having become empowered in the mandala of Vajrakila by a master guru, trainees may use the skilful esoteric techniques, described herein, in order to develop a profound experiential certainty of the true nature of reality. These texts are practice manuals, designed to be studied by disciplined individuals who wish to train themselves in skilful a