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wrong place. According to the eight Vajrayana precepts,
meetings of yogis and yoginis for the purpose of
worship and making offerings should be conducted
decorously, with no squabbling between them. Such
gatherings take place in a temple, and, according to the
Hinayana precept, that would undoubtedly be a "wrong
place." In the Vajrayana, however, it is quite in
order—provided that the union is carried out in the
correct yogic manner. There seems to be a contradiction
but really there is none; it is just an instance of the
relativity of conduct: What is good sila in one yana may
be quite the reverse in another.
Now we should examine more clearly the true meanings
of these as for meditation—for this is our subject. If one
has no doubt about this purified Dharma, then, as we
have explained, one should diligently practice it.
However, and this cannot be said too many times, one
must accompany one's actions with sunyata meditation
and completely identify this with whatever pleasure
arises. A right dharma, which is not an act of lust, may
be done at any time. One may therefore perform
vajra-love at the holy Tantric altar.
This precept is broken if one makes love in a human
way, lacking purification and skill in sunyata. It is also
broken if the Holy Pride of Buddhahood is not present
all the time. Even if the time and place are both
auspicious, but the dharmas have not been purified and
lust dominates one's practice, then still the precept is
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