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Sealing<br />

Visualize yourselves <strong>and</strong> all <strong>the</strong> beings present before you sealed on <strong>the</strong> foreheads with an image of<br />

Amitābha, <strong>the</strong> buddha of <strong>the</strong> Lotus Family of Vajravilāsinī.<br />

Dancing<br />

Join <strong>the</strong> festival by offering <strong>the</strong> dances of <strong>the</strong> god <strong>and</strong> goddess <strong>to</strong> each o<strong>the</strong>r. The woman arises <strong>and</strong><br />

performs <strong>the</strong> spontaneous dance of Vajravilāsinī. She sits back down flush with excitement. The man rises<br />

<strong>to</strong> delight <strong>the</strong> goddess by performing <strong>the</strong> spontaneous dance of Padmanarteśvara. He <strong>the</strong>n returns <strong>to</strong> sit<br />

on his cushion, keeping <strong>the</strong> seated position of his left leg bent in <strong>and</strong> his right leg around her. With deep<br />

clarity <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing, you both know you will be practicing <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> sādhana with strong<br />

awareness as god <strong>and</strong> goddess.<br />

Dissolution of <strong>the</strong> Deities of <strong>the</strong> Consecration<br />

When you are ready, visualize <strong>the</strong> ga<strong>the</strong>ring dissolving in<strong>to</strong> a sphere of white light which dissolves in<strong>to</strong><br />

you through <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>ps of your heads.<br />

Armoring/Mantra Recitation<br />

Recite verses 67 through 72b <strong>and</strong> purify your bodies through <strong>to</strong>uch, your speech through mantras, <strong>and</strong><br />

your minds by recognizing <strong>the</strong> union of wisdom <strong>and</strong> compassion.<br />

67 (67). Then perform yogically <strong>the</strong> three-fold maṇḍala pūjā<br />

atha maṇḍala pūjāṃ ca kārayet traya yogataḥ<br />

of body, speech <strong>and</strong> mind, purifying karmic conditions:<br />

kāya vāk citta pūjābhis trayam karma viśodhoyet<br />

68 (68). he recites <strong>the</strong> root mantra, speaking her name,<br />

mūla mantraṃ samuccārya devyā nāma samuccaret<br />

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