ABSTRACT
The relational dynamic of accepting disclosure in the limb shifts the field from purely focusing on the immediate concern or pathology to including the view of a patient's ultimate potential. The Indo-Tibetan Tantras offer a comprehensive set of power tools for optimal well-being, oriented toward realizing one's highest prosocial potential. This chapter discusses their profound healing methods by presenting the role-modeling imagery of the seven-limbed mentor bonding practice through the lens of self-psychology and psychotherapy. Integral Tantra emphasizes the internal practices of mind, envisioning communion with the mentor-deity as a catalyst for transformation, and envisioning arising as the mentor-deity oneself. Buddhist contemplative science took shape in three major vehicles connected with various teachings and cultural influences: the Individual Vehicle, the Universal Vehicle, and the Process or Diamond Vehicle. Tibetan Buddhism integrates all three vehicles into one, since it is maintained by monks who live according to Theravada tradition, who teach the exoteric Universal Vehicle.
