Tibetan Book of the Dead - Evans-Wentz Study Guide Contents

(Slightly abridged)

• PART I - OVERVIEW
  1. MISCONCEPTIONS - The Primary Misconceptions, Other's Commentaries (Several Sections), Pesky Concepts (The Void, Nirvana, One Mind, Meditation)
  2. PROBLEMS & DANGERS (Some seldom discussed)
  3. COSMOLOGY & CORRESPONDENCES - The Aggregates, Deities, Element Theory, Karma, Law of Three, Maya, Tri-kaya, Wisdoms
  4. PRAXIS (Theory of Practice) - Energy & Consciousness, More on Nirvana
  5. TECHNIQUE - Initiation, Stages of the Work, Mental Maneuver & Manipulations, Visualization, Gift Waves
• PART II - THANATOLOGY
  1. THANATOLOGY THEORY - Advanced Thanatology, The Bardos, Process, Reincarnation
  2. OUTLINE OF THE BARDO THODOL - Recitations For Good Wishes, etc., Outline Of Main Reading
  3. BARDO THODOL TABLES & SUMMARIES - The Buddha Clans, Dawning of Peaceful & Wrathful Deities
• PART III - THE YOGAS (Outlines)
  1. MY COMMENTARY ON THE YOGAS
  2. THE YOGA OF THE GREAT SYMBOL
  3. THE SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA
  4. PHOWA REVISITED
  5. THE YOGA OF NON-EGO (CHOD)
  6. THE LONG HUM
  7. THE YOGA OF THE VOIDNESS
  8. KNOWING THE MIND, SEEING REALITY
• PART IV - THE BIOGRAPHIES (Outlines)
  1. THE GREAT YOGI MILAREPA
  2. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF PADMA SAMBHAVA
  3. PHADAMPA SANGAY’S LAST TESTAMENT
• PART V - APPENDICIES
  1. Numbered Groups (With Key Word Index)
  2. Summary of Tibetan Schools
  3. Key Word Index to Illustrations
  4. What Awakeningism Is
  5. Bibliography

Addendum: There seems to be a little confusion regarding the next post. Consciousness Evolution and (g)nostics are seperate projects and are not related to the Evans-Wentz Study Guide.

Consciousness Evolution Glossary

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Yellowstone, Merton & Gnostic Hypothesis

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