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6. To build the diamond net around the location of one's<br />

hermitage.<br />

7. To build a diamond wall around one's room.<br />

8. To visualize the m<strong>and</strong>ala of the Buddha as being<br />

within one's hermitage.<br />

9. To visualize Mahasattva Akasagarbha adorning this<br />

m<strong>and</strong>ala.<br />

10. To visualize a carriage to welcome Buddhas.<br />

11. To guide the carriage correctly into the m<strong>and</strong>ala.<br />

12. To welcome the Buddhas when they enter the<br />

m<strong>and</strong>ala.<br />

13. To cover the m<strong>and</strong>ala with "gnostic fire."<br />

14. To spread the vajra-net over the m<strong>and</strong>ala.<br />

15. To cover the interior of the m<strong>and</strong>ala with "gnostic<br />

fire."<br />

16. To offer holy water to the Buddha for bathing.<br />

17. To offer a lotus for sitting.<br />

18. To offer every kind of good thing.<br />

In short, every action done by the practitioner is like<br />

that of a Buddha <strong>and</strong> not of a human.<br />

B. Carya Yoga<br />

When one is practicing the Carya Yoga, not only is the<br />

body interwoven with the Buddha-body, but also the<br />

mind, which is the master of the body. In this practice<br />

there are four holy conditions: First, the meditator<br />

should visualize himself or herself as a Buddha-body in<br />

the position of cause; second, in front of the meditator,<br />

in the sky, a Buddha in the position of consequence is<br />

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