chapters 1-10 describe how the yogic body functions. chapter 7 asserts that "bindu", described as a "single seed" and identified with sadashiva, the moon, and "other exotic substances", is the basic essence of all that exists. "bindu" is controlled by the breath, requiring control of the mind. the reference to sadashiva implies a saivite tantric audience, while the text's use of tantric buddhist terms implies that the text came from that environment. chapter 11 describes the use of "mahāmudrā", the "great seal", to hold the "bindu", and hence to control "body, speech, and mind" and ultimately to prevent death.