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3. Triumphant Act
In the final stage, Triumphant Act (Karma Vijaya), you attain conscious union with the deity and
act as the deity for the benefit of all beings. You are the actual deity. As the body of the deity,
you do not grasp at your own body. Knowing your speech to be the mantra of the deity, you do
not grasp at sounds. Knowing your mind to be the mind of the deity, you do not grasp at
concepts. Your mind is open and free. This final stage in deity yoga, however, can only be
attained from union with Essence, achieved through sexual yoga.
Benefits
The grace of the deity brings you closer to enlightenment. Deity yoga purifies your karma,
especially the coarse karmic obscurations of your physical body, its illnesses and imbalances. It
purifies your Five Aggregates and obscuring emotions. You are happier, healthier, and more
peaceful. You love effortlessly, and wish the very best for everyone. Your body becomes
vigorous, your voice melodious, and your mind clear. You lose your ordinary sense of pride, not
by being humbled, but by being elevated to the status of a god. You honor yourself and your own
sacredness so intensely that it burns away the negative effects of your ego pride. You shift out of
your ordinary idea of a self (prākritā ahaṃkāra) into a divine sense of self (devya ahaṃkāra).
You do not even think of yourself as a human being any more. You absorb the erotic energies of
the deity, and become a “sex god.” Making love to the consort of the deity, you dwell in bliss.
You let go of viewing your world as ordinary, and step into a world of sacredness, awe, delight
and greatly heightened pleasure. Your desire for worldly things arises, but it is pure desire from
your heart. As you visualize the deity purifying all the realms and all beings, deity yoga brings
you great merit. It is a virtuous act of a true bodhisattva in which you generously give to all the
worlds. You may develop worldly magical powers that you can use to enjoy your life, help
others, and support your path to inner awakening. You develop a deep appreciation for the multidimensionality
of reality. After a deity gives you your first orgasm, your understanding of reality
will never be the same again. They bring very high vibrational energies that bathe you in bliss.
Common Problems
One risk of deity yoga is that you might confuse divine pride (devatā garva) with ego pride
(abhimāna), and your ego would be strengthened, leading you to greater suffering. Another risk
is that, if your practice remains purely devotional, you might miss the main teaching that you are
at all times the equal of, and not separate from, the deity. Although deity yoga can bring you the
ability to create effortlessly whatever you desire, if you use this power for selfish reasons or to
harm others, the karmic stains can be very strong. Furthermore, if you practice only deity yoga
and do not eventually combine it with the Completion Stage practices, you will benefit but not
reach your highest goal. On the other hand, if you practice deity yoga too little or not at all
before you begin the Completion Stage, you may not be pure enough to perform those practices
effectively, and gain little benefit from them.
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