Selena/Introduction

Lhaka

	I am the Trauma Goddess,
	the Lady of Pain.
	I am a dancer upon the suffering of all mankind.
	In return for devotion,
	I pull thorns from the heart.
	In return for obedience,
	I untie the knots in the belly and the head.
	My compassionate side is hidden,
	But for those whom I love,
	Who have taken on my dark grace,
	I open a path of shining light.
		-excerpted from a devotional song to Vajrayogini