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AS WE TURN TO the outer ḍākinī, we come to the crux of Vajrayāna, in which the specific physical form and vast, limitless mind are inseparable. The feminine or ḍākinī principle is never merely an abstraction. It manifests in the physical bodies of women and, for that matter, of men. Women are literally embodiments of a fundamental quality of wisdom
... See moreJudith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
ശ്രീമദ് ദേവീഭാഗവതം (രണ്ടാം ഭാഗം) Srimad Devi Bhagavatam - II (Malayalam) (Malayalam Edition)
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Durga (“Hard to Conquer”): the warrior, cosmic protector, and empowering mother. Lakshmi (“Auspicious”): the goddess of good fortune, wealth, and inner and outer abundance. Kali (“The Black One”): the mysterious, terrifying, fiercely loving goddess who brings radical change into your life and ultimately dissolves all forms into the void. Among her
... See moreSally Kempton • Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
Tantrikas believe that our life-force energy is the Kundalini spiraling up our chakras.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century

But the deities visualized are not merely token symbols; they reflect the essential power of the subtle body and its potential to clear away confusion and open the gates of wisdom. For this reason, the realm of subtle-body yoga is the realm of the ḍākinī in Tibetan Buddhism.