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Nos. 17, 19 <strong>and</strong> 72, which give many good reasons for<br />

the practice of vajra-love.)<br />

Besides the theoretical reasons, one should learn the<br />

secret practice from the guru personally. Such<br />

instruction is not printed, but given only orally. One<br />

should locate a guru who himself has had actual<br />

experiences; in addition, a guru may, from his own<br />

diligent practices, discover some new methods suitable<br />

for this modern age.<br />

By seeing the beautiful appearance of the dakini, one<br />

practices non-duality of form <strong>and</strong> sunyata. By listening<br />

to the articulate speech of the dakini, one practices the<br />

non-duality of sound <strong>and</strong> sunyata. By smelling the<br />

musky perfume of the dakini's lotus, one practices the<br />

non-duality of scent <strong>and</strong> sunyata. By taking nectar<br />

through kissing the dakini one practices the non-duality<br />

of tastes <strong>and</strong> sunyata. By embracing, kissing, rubbing,<br />

<strong>and</strong> squeezing every part of the dakini's body, one<br />

practices the non-duality of touch <strong>and</strong> sunyata. If<br />

non-duality of sunyata samadhi is lost in some degree,<br />

sexual intercourse should be shunned—pleasure <strong>and</strong><br />

sunyata must balance each other.<br />

The great pleasure wisdom-channel of a dakini is called<br />

the "wisdom conch channel," <strong>and</strong> it is located in the<br />

lotus. This is the ending of her median channel. Its tip is<br />

very small <strong>and</strong> short, but there are various medicines to<br />

extend it until it is capable of being inserted into the<br />

urethra of the vajra. When the two median channels<br />

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