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SAMATHA MUST BE PRACTICED TO OBTAIN THE<br />

RESULT OF SAMAPATTI<br />

A Homage<br />

1 Why we pay homage to the gods<br />

B Re-appraisal of Christianity<br />

C Why samatha should be practiced before samapatti<br />

D Summary of preparations given in previous chapters<br />

E Some conditions of mental preparation<br />

1 The nine Prayogas<br />

2 The four arisings of resolve<br />

F The physical foundations of samatha<br />

1 The five benefits of full lotus sitting<br />

2 Exercises to facilitate lotus sitting<br />

G Nine steps <strong>and</strong> six conditions for samatha<br />

H To clarify samatha from samapatti<br />

1 Order of practice<br />

I Mistakes in practice <strong>and</strong> their cures<br />

1 The six defects<br />

2 The eight cures<br />

3 Avoiding extremes<br />

a Causes of distraction<br />

J The eight dhyanas<br />

K Realization of samatha<br />

1 The four steps leading up to the first dhyana<br />

2 The eight touches <strong>and</strong> the ten merits<br />

3 The eighteen conditions<br />

Chapter VIII……………………………………………. 233<br />

THE FIVE FUNDAMENTAL MEDITATIONS TO CURE<br />

THE FIVE POISONS<br />

A The triple dedication<br />

B Differences between samatha <strong>and</strong> samapatti<br />

C Why Hinayana meditations must be practiced before the<br />

Mahayana<br />

1 Historical role of the Hinayana<br />

VI

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