Dissolving the ordinary world into emptiness.
[Ignorance & Ego] ---> (Vajravarahi Sadhana Practice) ---> [Great Bliss & Clear Light Wisdom]
At the crown of your head is a lotus and moon disc. Upon it stands a red syllable BAM . In an instant, BAM transforms into Vajravarahi. She is the color of a blood-red sunrise, with one face, two arms, and three eyes. She holds a curved knife to cut conceptual thoughts and a skull cup filled with the blood of the ego. She dances on the supine forms of Kalaratri (the black goddess of time) and Bhairava (the lord of terror), signifying her mastery over fear and death.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, Vajravarahi (the "Diamond Sow") stands as one of the most powerful and revered female deities. As the wrathful manifestation of Vajrayogini, her practice belongs to the Highest Yoga Tantra (Anuttarayoga Tantra) class, specifically within the Cakrasamvara cycle. For centuries, the Vajravarahi Sadhana has been closely guarded, passed down through rigorous oral lineages from master to disciple.
, a classic collection of tantric rituals often hosted on archives like Internet Archive . Practice Note
Using visualization and mantra to dissolve the ordinary sense of self and arise in the form of the deity.
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