•After these preliminaries, one can advance to taking refuge in the Three Jewels. Then one cultivates bodhicitta(one’s Buddha nataure), and then moves on to reciting mantras for Vajsrasattva(Tantric purification).
•After that one gives offerings to a mandala, and then makes “chod” offerings—imagining that we are cutting up our body and offering it.
•Finally one practices guru yoga, in which one focuses on Buddha nature and spiritual mentors in oneself.