Treatise on the Buddhist Tantra Yoga of Niguma PART 1
The Actual Inner Fire Yoga The inner fire yoga involves six subjects, as follows: consuming the inner fire as nutriment; using it as clothing; using it as a resting place; riding it as a magic horse; directing it for liberation from hindering forces; and utilizing it to receive the most powerful initiations. The most important of these is the first of the six: consuming the inner fire as nutriment. This refers to (i) the general and (ii) special- ized ways of working with the three main energy channels and four main pressure points. The General Method Sit in the six-point fire posture as before and meditate upon yourself as the Yogini. Just below your navel are four fires, one in each of the four directions, approximately the size of a bird’s egg. Breathe in air from the two nostrils and pull in lower air from below. Bring these together at the navel. This causes the four fires to blaze forth fiercely with a reddish hue. Extremely hot, they fill one’s body with a reddish flame an...