Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

that I regret my meditation is not deeper." Even Zhi Yi,
the virtual founder of Tian Tai, repeated Amitabha's
name when he died, evidently hoping for a better
rebirth.
In this age, many people seem to be wise, but they have
distracted minds; thus it is more essential than ever for
them to see the import of samatha.
D. Summary of Preparations given in Previous
Chapters
I would like to offer to readers a list of the various
stages of preparations occurring in the chapters leading
up to this one on samatha practice.
Mr. Chen got up and after searching in his notebook,
handed a chart to the writer, which is reproduced
below:
Chapter
Biography
I
II
Preparation in each
Chapter
A personal example of
preparation
The preparation of
Buddhist knowledge in
the West
The mistakes occurring
from lack of
preparation, and the real
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