Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation and Suzuki's
Essence of Buddhism; also, the Oxford Tibetan Series
of four books translated under the editorship of W.Y.
Evans-Wentz give a good idea of the Vajrayana. (Note:
Read only the translated text of these four books, for
ideas given in the commentaries and introductions are
very frequently misleading and certainly not Buddhist).
For Zen, read Paul Reps' The Gateless Gate and my
Light House in the Ocean of Chan.
d. Your book should be read.
The writer paused uncertain of whom the "your"
referred to. "Why, this book," said Mr. Chen. "This
book is yours. My talk is only a voice, which has
already vanished as its own nature is sunyata. Your
record is in words forever available to the readers."
"No, no," protested the writer, "it is yours, from
your practice and your experience." (Hence this
correction: Everyone interested in meditation in all
its aspects should read Mr. Chen's book.) He
continued:
Having read this, there will be some foundation for
practice, as everything inside these covers is only
concerned with this one subject.
e. If it is not possible to give up the worldly life and
become a bhikshu, then at least activities attaching to
the world should be reduced. The time thus left free
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