Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

dedication of this talk to these two great Bodhisattvas.
H. CONCLUSION
Our Dharma-nature is void and already present and
certainly no dharma can be found called "the only
preparation." Nevertheless, for our practice (which must
precede our realization) we must prepare ourselves
properly. We may for ease of memory say that there is a
formula of "Three P's" (they correspond to the "Three
C's" of the last chapter; see Ch. III, B, 2). They are:
prepare, practice, and progress. Progress becomes then
the preparation for the following practice, and so on.
Preparation in Buddhism does not imply any absolute
factor to be once accomplished and then finished with;
this set of "Three P's" are all related one to another and
follow one from the other.
At the beginning of the Dharma-path, many things are
taught to neophytes but they should not think that these
may be forgotten when a little progress has been made.
Early learning conditions become the cause for further
practice and progress, and are explained in this book. A
good example to illustrate this may be found in the
musical scale: do, re, mi. etc. This starts upon any
particular note which is then called "do.'' However,
equally well the "re" of the first scale would then
become the "do" of the next scale. In this way it is easy
to see that there is no limitation to preparation. We
should therefore bear these three instructions in mind:
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