Then the dialogue turned to the topic of having power over all phenomena.

The Goddess asked, “If all phenomena are like space, does one produce the nature of a respective siddhi in the same way that a goose, the king of birds, moves on the ocean, or does it come about through remaining in the form of the tutelary deity?”

“Goddess,” the Blessed One responded, “those who, through their white light, bestow the desired stainless siddhi on those who would otherwise seek pure siddhi through the momentary presence and absence of thoughts should practice on the first day, and while so doing they should gain stability through repetition until it becomes easy.”

“Blessed One,” the Goddess asked, “is it possible for a person who is momentarily confused through the presence of thought to be successful by correctly engaging with the five families and the like? How is it possible for realms to be protected by a single mantra? Does this allow for accomplishment of the resultant siddhi, the final great siddhi?”

The Blessed One responded, “Goddess, why do you say that? Swift feet indicates familiarity with the great meditation practice that is definitive for all siddhis. The pill siddhi indicates the union that is a great assembly. The collyrium siddhi indicates the characteristic qualities of samaya. The sword siddhi indicates union with the supreme state. As long as there is no conceptual thought, it is not the peace associated with proponents of existence. That would be confusion. The stainless mantra surely leads to the attainment of siddhi. The mercury siddhi indicates the state of supreme joy. Because people seek them, the rest, including the siddhis of moving through the sky and on the earth, also come about. One can also attain a long life. One who makes effort in the practices from this chapter will become a king. The king among subtle channels is the avadhūtī.”

“Blessed One,” the Goddess asked, “how does consuming everything and perceiving it in conformity with suchness lead one to attain siddhi?”

“Goddess,” the Blessed One replied, “I will explain how the meeting of the two is the cause for attaining the corresponding bliss. The sign of sexual arousal is nothing other than the sexual arousal that comes from the two organs conjoined. This bliss is bestowed upon someone when their mind is in equipoise.

“The sovereign tantra should be written down by yogins bearing the sign of being consecrated through visualizing the sixteen-armed form and by those who are drawn to the five families. The head of anyone who doubts what I have said will burst open like the top of a wild basil plant, or they will contract many illnesses, have a short lifespan, and become blind.”