...by union with the special tantric wisdom one experiences
The samsaric and nonsamsaric joys of four types.
Through causing the moonlike energies to descend,
Reversing their flow, and blending the vital energies,
One becomes adorned by nonsamsaric gnosis.
Vajra Verses of the Whispered Tradition by Naropa [mid-eleventh century] as quoted by the Second Dalai Lama in his
Treatise on the Six Yogas of Niguma. Published by
Snow Lion (2006) in
The Dalai Lamas on Tantra, translated by Glenn H. Mullin.