▁like ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁empty , ▁yet ▁l umin ous . ▁It ▁holds ▁all ▁the ▁images ▁of ▁space ▁and ▁time , ▁yet ▁it ▁is ▁un touch ed ▁by ▁them . ▁Its ▁br ill iance ▁ill umin ates ▁the ▁darkness ▁of ▁ignor ance ▁and ▁its ▁sharp ness ▁cut s ▁through ▁confusion . ▁Ak sh ob h ya ▁represents ▁this ▁et ernal ▁mind , ▁and ▁the ▁V aj ra ▁family ▁is ▁similarly ▁associated ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁V aj ra ▁family , ▁is ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁element ▁of ▁water , ▁hence ▁the ▁two ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁V aj ra ▁being ▁blue , ▁like ▁the ▁depth s ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ; ▁or ▁bright ▁white , ▁like ▁sun light ▁reflect ing ▁off ▁water . ▁Even ▁if ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁is ▁blow n ▁into ▁crash ing ▁waves , ▁the ▁depth s ▁remain ▁und ist urbed , ▁imper t urb able . ▁Although ▁water ▁may ▁seem ▁eth ere al ▁and ▁weight less , ▁in ▁truth ▁it ▁is ▁extremely ▁heavy . ▁Water ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁lowest ▁place ▁and ▁sett les ▁there . ▁It ▁car ves ▁through ▁solid ▁rock , ▁but ▁calm ly , ▁without ▁violence . ▁When ▁fro zen , ▁it ▁is ▁hard , ▁sharp , ▁and ▁clear ▁like ▁the ▁intellect , ▁but ▁to ▁reach ▁its ▁full ▁potential , ▁it ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁fluid ▁and ▁adapt able ▁like ▁a ▁flow ing ▁river . ▁These ▁are ▁all ▁the ▁essential ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Ak sh ob h ya . ▁ ▁Many ▁wr ath ful , ▁tant ric ▁be