Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

away. The disciple was very stupid and could never
remember anything properly. Before he set off, his
master said, "Look here. I am giving you six things only.
See that you do not forget any of them. The first is a
letter, the second is an umbrella, the third is a purse of
pelt, the fourth your package, the fifth two shoes, and
the sixth your own good self." The disciple set out, all
the time repeating, "Here is the letter, here the umbrella,
here is the money, here the package, here are the shoes,
and here is myself."
When he got to the inn at the end of the first day's
journey, he thought again, "I had better make sure that
all six things are with me. Counting over the articles, he
could only find five; and so the next morning, he was
sure that he had lost one item. He started back to his
master. After he had gone about halfway, he repeated
those six things and then discovered that he had not
counted himself into the list. Stupid people are like this;
they can even lose themselves, but the wise keep the
mind concentrated.
3. Practicing-wisdom
Of the many groups of factors in this category, we can
only choose a few of the most important:
a. Five Kinds of Bodhicitta
In his Prajnaparamita Sastra, the venerable Nagarjuna
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