Six Session Guru Yoga and its commentaries are only to be read and studied after one receives a Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment.
Before Receiving a Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerment
- Berzin, Alexander. Six-Session Yoga: Theory. studybuddhism.com
The six-session yoga is a practice that helps us to keep the commitments from receiving an initiation or empowerment in the anuttarayoga class of tantra. - Introduction to Tantra. Playlist. 18 videos. youtube.com
After Receiving a Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerment:
Root Text
- Six Session Guru Yoga. Arranged by Phabongkha Dechen Nyingpo, translated by Joona Repo. 2020. FPMT. (eBook and PDF)
This practice is restricted to only those with the appropriate tantric initiation. You need to have received an initiation (wang) of the yoga tantra or highest yoga tantra class in order to read this text. If you are unsure whether you are qualified or not, please email education@fpmt.org. By ordering this text, you confirm that you have received the appropriate initiation. - FPMT Retreat Prayer Book: Prayers and Practices for Retreat. 2020 edition. Includes Six-Session Guru Yogas. FPMT. (PDF)
Commentaries
- Six Session Guru Yoga Commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. 2024 reissue. FPMT. (eBook and PDF)
- Six-session Guru Yoga: An Oral Commentary with a Detailed Explanation of the Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows. Commentary by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin. 1999. Mahayana Sutra and Tantra Press. JABL
- Six-Session Guru Yoga. Commentary by H.E. Zong Rinpoche. 2023. gstdl.org (audio)
Text author: Losang Chökyi Gyältsän, Pabongka Rinpoche, & Ngulchu JedrungPrerequisites: Highest Yoga Tantra EmpowermentsLevel: Advanced
Jhado Rinpoche teaches in January of 2022 on Six-session Guru Yoga and the Three Kayas at Maitripa College. Rinpoche provides an explanation of the practice experience, detailing why and how the samaya of the Five Buddha Families and the practice of Taking the Three Kayas as the Path are integrated into the Six-session Guru Yoga in Highest Yoga Tantra.
Included in Tantric Empowerment
- Bodhisattva Vows. 2017 edition. FPMT. (PDF)

