01. Meditation on emptiness
This occurs at the beginning with the recitation of the three mantras and the meditation on emptiness.
02. Meditation on the moon and sun-disk seats.
The visualization of the sun and moon disks makes up this step.
03. Meditation on the seed syllable
Visualizing the seed syllable (here, the VAM syllable) on top of the sun and the moon disks comprises this element. The seed syllable is your consciousness. The seed syllable is actually more like a sound than a form. There is some form, but the sound is more important, which is why this is sometimes called the manifestation of speech.
04. Meditation on the hand implements
The seed syllable, your own consciousness, transforms into a characteristic attribute of the deity. The syllable blazes with light that sprays out, gathers elements together, and returns to start forming into different
shapes. Here, the VAM transformed into Vajrayogini’s drigug, a small, crescent-shaped, hand-held ritual scraper used in the tantric ceremonies of Vajrayana Buddhism, with the syllable at its center.
05. Meditation on the complete form of the deity.
Each deity has its own distinguishing features such as color; number of arms, legs, and heads; ornaments; and so on. Mediate on the what these features represent.