Benefits of Vajrayogini practice | Freedom Health Recovery Blog

Embodiment of Cognitive functions
Vajrayogini is also known as Vajravarahi in Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism. And who is Vajrayogini? To put the answer simply, the female embodiment of the cognitive functions that lead to Buddhahood is in fact Vajrayogini herself. Vajrayogini practice has always emphasized experience over speculation.

Vajrayogini in this Dissipated Times
Of all the Vajrayana meditative deities, Vajrayogini is credited with being the one practice for our busy, hectic, terrifying times, among all the other Vajrayana meditative deities. It can ultimately lead us, in one lifetime, to Enlightenment. Her visualization, appearance, mantra and sadhana are all intrinsically designed to combat our modern obstacles. More precisely, the obstacles of our dissipated times. In our modern age, life is very hectic, we have no time.

Life is always in the way of practice, and we struggle with many fears, including but not limited to, terrorism, global warming, wars, capitalism, paying the bills, healing our sickness, etc. Her practice will not only free us from the prisons of our minds but will actually help us look into and understand the inherent flaws of our socio-political superstructure and to actively resist its ideological submission. By not adhering to the norms or confirming this ideology, we will have separated ourselves from its illusions and will finally get rid of our delusions.

The source Tantra, in the condensed Root Tantra of Heruka, explains there are ten key spiritual benefits to practice, many not available from other practices:

Easy to practice: although a Highest Yoga Tantric practice, the visualizations of the mandala is relatively easy, the sadhanas are relatively short, and the mantra is relatively easy.
Ideal for this degenerate age: Unlike other practices, Vajrayogini brings fast benefits, since Heruka and her mandalas are closer to us than other deities.
Vajrayogini’s mantra is supreme for attainments. Although somewhat long, it is easy to memorize. It is said that Vajrayogini’s mantra alone is all a practitioner would ever need, provided they have faith.
Powerful blessings: not just blessings, but quick blessings.
Can accomplish all attainments: many of the great mahasiddhas accomplished enlightenment and other realizations from her practice.
Can practice both generation and completion stage together: if you don’t know what this means, teacher guidance is best.
Overcome attachments: sensous nature and red color signify she is suitable for overcoming desires and cutting attachments, hence her flaying knife.
Vajrayogini practice contains the essence of all practices even though it is short in nature.
Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability. Pure Land Rebirth: It offers the benefit of being born in a pure land (like Khechara) without needing to leave one’s body, which is a powerful incentive for dedicated practitioners.
Special body mandala practice. Inner Wisdom and Bliss: Vajrayogini symbolizes the union of profound emptiness and great bliss, promoting mental clarity and deep spiritual experience.

Practicing Vajrayogini
Vajrayogini practice and Vajrayogini mantra is one of the Highest Yoga Tantra that requires both permission and empowerment. It is not exclusive, and anyone can honor, pray to and meditate on her as an external deity. However, without initiation, one is not permitted to visualize the self as Vajrayogini and probably not chant the mantra. Still. one can come closer to Vajrayogini enlightened qualities through praise, offerings and prayers, but it goes without empowerments.

Unlike other meditations, the nature of Vajrayogini practice is very energetic. And even though it is designed to deal with the high pace of degenerate times, it does require some guidance from a qualified teacher with proven lineage is the best path to Vajrayogini.

Regularly working with the psoas (muscle of the soul) through the 5 Tibetan Rites can help transition from a state of chronic stress (tight) to a state of ease and “soulful” connection (released).