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The Five Dakinis

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Khyungpo Naljor, a twelfth-century teacher in Tibet, once had a visionary experience in which a lion-headed dakini appeared to him and sang this song about working with dakini energy:

Crystal dakini guards against interruptions.
Jewel dakini increases wealth.
Lotus dakini gathers energy.
Action dakini gets everything done.

When wanting and grasping hold sway the dakini has you in her power. Wanting nothing from outside, taking things as they come, Know the dakini to be your own mind. The essence of mind is knowing. Know that the crystal is the non-thought of mind itself And the crystal dakini guards against interruptions. Know that the source of wealth is contentment And the jewel dakini fulfills all wants and needs. Know that the lotus is the non-thought of freedom from attachment And the lotus dakini gathers energy. Know that action has no origination or cessation And the action dakini gets everything done. Those who do not understand these points Can practice for eons and know nothing.

So, the heart of the matter is To know that the dakini is your own mind. The meditations on the five dakinis and emptying the six realms fundamentally change our relation - ship with reactive emotions, the former by transforming the reaction chains into presence, the latter by dismantling the way patterns distort how we experience what arises and view our lives. — Ken McLeod, excerpt from Wake Up to Your Life;

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