Great-Bliss-Tantric-Sex-and-the-Path-to-Inner-Awakening

Śabara assumes the practitioners are quite young for the man to be able to ejaculate and then
immediately begin the practice again. If the man is not able to do this, then he should delay
ejaculation and keep his erection at least until the end of the sādhana so he and his lover can
finish the practices. Use whatever fluids arise from your lovemaking and put them in the cup.
Verse 95a: “Satisfies the god and goddess” – The practitioners are themselves the god and
goddess, so this is not an external offering but an internal one.
The Swing Recitation – Dolā Japa
Preparation
Verses 95b and 96: The “mantra knower” (mantrin) – One who is accomplished in mantra
recitation and knows their powers. In this verse it is an epithet in praise of the male practitioner
as Padmanarteśvara.
Verse 97 and 98: “The maṇḍala of the Three Worlds” are the desire, form, and formless worlds
that are filled with and blessed by the light of the divine couple in their lovemaking.
Verse 99: “Like a city of gandharvas” is a common metaphor for emptiness. Appearances have
no inherent existence, insubstantial and yet they appear.
“Like water in a mirage” is a common metaphor for emptiness. The water in a mirage appears
real, but it has no enduring reality and quickly vanishes.
The Actual Practice
Swing Recitation (Dolā Japa) is a powerful practice, here used as a nondual yoga that stabilizes
realization. After attaining the Clear Light through the Four Blisses, you and your lover have
returned to the world of appearances. Through the Swing Recitation you complete your
enlightenment by maintaining the bliss of nirvāṇa with worldly bliss, attaining the Great Bliss.
Verse 100: “Great offenses arisen through seven births” means all your past life karma can be
cleared.
Verse 101: “Always with strong discernment” is a reminder to keep focused awareness and
purpose.
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