The Great Chariot

by Longchenpa | 268,580 words

A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛtti-mahāratha-nāma’. In Tibetan ‘rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i shing rta chen po shes bya ba ’...

Part 4 - The three from krīya to yoga

The individual details of these are explained:

Moreover, the Sage’s tantras of krīya, charya, and yoga
Are the tantras of action, total comportment, and mental union.

Krīya” means “action”, “upa” or “charya” means “comportment,” and yoga yogic union. “Tantra means “continuity.” These three famous tantras, were taught by the Sage. They resemble the

vehicles of external marks in having rites of purification and restraints of activity. Therefore the Sage called them the tantra vehicles.

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