Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical
Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical
a. Human yana One does not meditate but practices some good during life (such as the Five Precepts of Buddhist lay people) and as a result receives human rebirth. b. Heavenly yana This is of two kinds: first, with the practice of many good deeds and a little meditation (such as practicing the Eight Special Laypeople's Precepts) one attains after death to the heavenly pleasure realm (kamavacara), a state only somewhat superior to man; second, by practice of the dhyanas, one reaches at death to the corresponding spontaneous rebirth among the devas of form and formlessness (rupavacara and arupavacara). c. Sravakayana This is the way to attain the Arhat level, which can only be realized by the meditation on the Four Noble Truths. d. Pratyekabuddhayana To become a Solitary Buddha, it is necessary to penetrate with insight the meaning of the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination. e. Bodhisattvayana 152
The aspirant to full Buddhahood must practice the paramitayana and the meditations described for their fulfillment. All these five yanas center upon meditative practice. f. The Four Yogas These have already been mentioned in the last chapter and here it is sufficient to repeat that the proportions with which they are concerned with meditation are: in the first, no meditation; in the second, one-third; in the third, a half; and in the fourth, one is totally taken up with meditation of the highest Samadhi, which is Enlightenment in this life. 5. Meditation about Great Compassion a. Buddhas and Sentient Beings Regarded as One This is when our compassion is developed through meditating upon all the sentient beings as our own body. It is linked to our meditations on the Dharmakaya which is the essence both of all beings and of the Buddhas. At this stage compassion is always connected with the idea of "beings" or "persons." (See Ch. X, Part Two, 5). b. Without Condition Everybody may have compassion for parents, children, 153
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The aspirant to full Buddhahood must practice the<br />
paramitayana <strong>and</strong> the meditations described for their<br />
fulfillment.<br />
All these five yanas center upon meditative practice.<br />
f. The Four Yogas<br />
These have already been mentioned in the last chapter<br />
<strong>and</strong> here it is sufficient to repeat that the proportions<br />
with which they are concerned with meditation are: in<br />
the first, no meditation; in the second, one-third; in the<br />
third, a half; <strong>and</strong> in the fourth, one is totally taken up<br />
with meditation of the highest Samadhi, which is<br />
Enlightenment in this life.<br />
5. <strong>Meditation</strong> about Great Compassion<br />
a. Buddhas <strong>and</strong> Sentient Beings Regarded as One<br />
This is when our compassion is developed through<br />
meditating upon all the sentient beings as our own body.<br />
It is linked to our meditations on the Dharmakaya which<br />
is the essence both of all beings <strong>and</strong> of the Buddhas. At<br />
this stage compassion is always connected with the idea<br />
of "beings" or "persons." (See Ch. X, Part Two, 5).<br />
b. Without Condition<br />
Everybody may have compassion for parents, children,<br />
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