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There are other reasons for the necessity of practicing<br />

vajra-love. The physical appearance of a male signifies<br />

skillful means <strong>and</strong> compassion, but the female's<br />

appearance represents wisdom. The attractive lines of<br />

the female's breasts <strong>and</strong> hips show wisdom, while the<br />

strong muscles <strong>and</strong> rough appearance of the male<br />

indicate skill. Both need the help of the other.<br />

Since the median channel is the palace of wisdom, or of<br />

the Dharmakaya, the breath, channel, <strong>and</strong> drops which<br />

pass through this median channel are sublimated into<br />

Buddha-wisdom. The two ends, or gates, of this psychic<br />

channel should be utilized by the meditator. The upper<br />

gate is used to practice Tantric breathing, while the<br />

lower gate (the reproductive organ) should also be used<br />

to practice vajra-love. Thus the wisdom energy comes<br />

from the male Buddhas <strong>and</strong> female dakinis, <strong>and</strong> this<br />

may shorten the time to achieve Full Enlightenment.<br />

To destroy the sorrow of lust by escaping from it is a<br />

Hinayana method. Treating it as voidness of dharma is<br />

the method of the Mahayana. Penetrating, subduing, <strong>and</strong><br />

using it as a means to save others is the Vajrayana<br />

method. The higher the wisdom, the deeper the sorrow<br />

it can subdue. It is like seeing a robber—we must go<br />

after him; like catching a tiger cub—we must go to the<br />

tigers' den; like applying a poison—which acts as an<br />

antidote for another poison; or like falling down on the<br />

l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> using the same l<strong>and</strong> to support ourselves as we<br />

get up. (Readers are advised to read Chenian Booklets<br />

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