Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

From their practice some pleasure is derived and this
takes hold of the mind so as to act as a klesa or
defilement. Hence they are known as "dhyana of
defilement."
After practicing them, one may get some unclear insight
and gain a worldly indifference to good or bad.
Therefore they can be called…
Mr. Chen paused a moment, saying, "What is that
Sanskrit word?" He wrinkled his forehead in
thought, and then suddenly rising and with no time
to waste, he almost ran into his shrine and living
room and instantly reappeared with the large
Chinese Buddhist Dictionary in hand. Resting on his
bamboo stool, he smiled broadly. "Supposing
someone invited me to preach…running…getting
dictionary…" He laughed heartily at the thought,
and then continued poring over the pages, making
little dashes with his finger as he worked out the
number of strokes in the Chinese sign. Rapidly
flicking over the pages he came to…
avyakrta (indeterminate). These dhyanas are therefore
called "indeterminate dhyanas." Four criticisms have
been given of these twelve gates and, apart from the
dangers described, their worst feature is that they do not
necessarily lead to liberation.
ii. The second class of mundane practices is named
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