Vajrakilaya practice

How exactly does this fit into Toshindo? Is the deity figure that makes a brief and fierce appearance in "Tulku: A Tale of Modern Ninjas", is that Vajrakilaya? Does Vajrakilaya have anything to do with 'trunkhor' or 'trulkor' practices of Tibetan Buddhism, also mentioned in "Tulku"?

There really is no direct relationship between To-Shin Do training and Vajrakilaya practice.

For many personal reasons, I am interested in the practice of Vajrakilaya ("Diamond spike") visualization of the embodiment of strong enlightening energy that removes obstacles to spiritual awakening, and so donated the Quest Center to the Tibetan senior teacher who offered to give the initiation in the Dayton area. Therefore, it really was not a Quest Center program as such.

After Wang "empowerment" and Lung "initiation" (both given by Taklung Tsetrul at the Quest Center last Sunday) comes instruction in the practice itself (which was not given on Sunday) and then work on the practice. Though this is not a "To-Shin Do program" at all, if enough students are interested in the Vajrakilaya practice, we could organize a study group for monthly meetings.

Trulkor "Tibetan energy-channeling yoga" is not particularly associated with Vajrakilaya. It is taught primarily as a set of conditioning exercises for Dzog-chen meditation practitioners. It should also be mentioned that Trulkor's use as a warrior tradition was greatly exaggerated through poetic license for the sake of the TULKU novel's storyline.

- Stephen K. Hayes