Cotton Buddhist Altar Cloth. Tummo Tibetan gtum-mo is one of the methods of the Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism used to recognize the ultimate nature of reality. Although this practice of meditation got its fame in the cold, mountain regions of Tibet for its ability to produce body heat as a side effect of the meditation itself; Tummo practice is used by meditators to work with inner energy channels. The outcome of this practice, as explained by Indian accomplishers, or mahasiddhas, is an intensely blissful feeling, an aspect of the innate state of our mind. In the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, Tummo belongs to The 6 Yogas of Naropa teachings, an advanced set of practices used to recognize the nature of our mind. Tilopa 988-1069 gave this method to Naropa along with 5 other meditations which today we know as The 6 Yogas of Naropa. Naropa's Tibetan student Marpa 1012-1097 brought these practices to Tibet & gave them to his famous yogi student Milarepa. Milarepa used this practice to sustain himself while meditating in different caves in the mountains of Tibet & passed it on to his student Gampopa. Gampopa passed it on to his students. In this fashion, on the basis of the student-teacher relationship, these methods of Buddhist practice have been kept alive. In Tibet the Tummo practice became popular among yogis as a tool to produce heat. In India a land of extreme heat where the practice originated & was kept alive, the unintended side effect of inner heat was just that, an unintended side effect. The essence of Tummo Yoga is that it is a practice through which one recognizes that outer phenomena are the mirror to one's own mind. Tummo is practiced in conjunction with appropriate empowerment & under the direction of a traditionally qualified Tantric Guru. Extensive preparation & pure motivation, most specifically bodhichitta, are essential both to beneficial results & the avoidance of physical pain & discomfort in lung disorder or other imbalances.
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