Alex Wayman points out that the symbolic meaning of tantric sexuality is ultimately rooted in "bodhicitta" and the bodhisattva's quest for enlightenment is likened to a lover seeking union with the mind of the Buddha. Judith Simmer-Brown notes the importance of the psycho-physical experiences arising in sexual yoga, termed "great bliss" ("mahasukha"): "Bliss melts the conceptual mind, heightens sensory awareness, and opens the practitioner to the naked experience of the nature of mind." This tantric experience is not the same as ordinary self-gratifying sexual passion since it relies on tantric meditative methods using the subtle body and visualizations as well as the motivation for enlightenment. As the "Hevajra tantra" says:"This practice sexual union with a consort is not taught for the sake of enjoyment, but for the examination of one's own thought, whether the mind is steady or waving."Feminine deities and forces are also increasingly prominent in Vajrayāna. In the Yogini tantras in particular, women and female yoginis are given high status as the embodiment of female deities such as the wild and nude Vajrayogini. The "Candamaharosana Tantra" ("viii:29–30") states: