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equivalent to the thirteenth voidness (the sunyata of
phenomena) in the Mahayana list of eighteen. We
should not be confused by their names, thinking that
because those seem similar, that they actually represent
the same reality. His equation is not correct, for
Mahayana sunyata, as we have seen, lays more stress
upon mentality, lacking a balancing emphasis on
materiality. On the other hand, the four sunyatas of the
Tantra concern the heavy sorrows of the five poisons
and the material elements.
Mahayana samapatti of sunyata is done while sitting
quietly engaged in mental practice; Vajrayana
samapattis of sunyata may be practiced during the
vajra-love act when excitation is of physical forces great.
It is when the semen is actually being secreted that it is
necessary to attain and hold these four sunyatas.
Summing this up, the yogi said:
In all three yanas there is the same sunyata, but
Hinayana doctrine retains the notion of small particles,
while the Mahayana concentrates on meditating with the
mind. How these contrast with active Tantric meditation
when mentality and materiality are blended!
4. Lines from the Ode, "Always Remember"
I wrote this long poem at the request of some friends. A
person we knew had meditated for 100 days without any
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