Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Mr. Chen mentioned robbers, tigers and lions; to
these might be added freedom from the noise made
by all forms of modern transport, away from
nuclear power stations, military establishments,
airfields, etc.
c. There should be no diseases endemic to the place
selected.
d. Doctors and medicines should be available without
difficulty.
e. The geomancy of the hermitage should be auspicious:
i. At the back of the hermitage, a higher mountain as a
reliable support, like the back of a chair.
ii. Directly in front, hills should be lowest near the
retreat, becoming increasingly higher in the distance.
iii. Streams should flow in curves from the distance
toward the hermitage.
iv. From the left and right sides, two arms of hills
should embrace the hermitage.
v. Close to the hermitage in front, there should be a
wide plain of grass.
These points are general conditions, and many
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