Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

central thought of Buddhism. One must first get rid of
the human thoughts (of greed, hatred, and delusion) and
through the force of samatha, purify the mind. We may
adapt the above saying to Buddhism: "Sow samatha,
reap samapatti; sow samapatti, reap samapanna; sow
samapanna, reap samadhi." In this way we gain Full
Enlightenment.
6. Of the three wisdoms (hearing, thinking, and
practicing), samapatti pertains to the last. If one does
not practice samatha to make a foundation for samapatti,
but yet tries thinking on the truth, then this will only be
the wisdom of thinking. It is written in the
(Abhidharmakosa Sastra): "Based on the full and perfect
victorious attainment of samatha, you may practice the
samapatti of the four mindfulnesses."
7. According to the six Paramitas and their sequence,
the fifth is dhyana and the sixth, wisdom. Samatha
belongs to dhyana and samapatti is the cause of wisdom.
Therefore, first practice the dhyanas and then gain
wisdom. Without the first, one cannot get the second.
8. According to the three knowledges, the first, morality,
is preparatory to the second. dhyana, which is the
samatha-training; the third, prajna, is produced from
samapatti.
9. According to the doctrine of "entity and function,"
first one must attain the static entity of samatha.
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