Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

there. The same applies to the other senses, but the eye
is chief.
Confucius said: "To see others' minds, see others' eyes."
They are a good indication of the mental state. The
senses should all be kept concentrated upon one point.
ii. External distractions. To avoid these, see Chapter IV
on preparation and note the advice given there for
choosing a silent place for retreat.
iii. Internal distractions. For disturbing feelings from
within the body, employ two weapons of renunciation:
impermanence and impurity.
iv. Egoistic distractions. Distractions caused by ideas of
"I" and mine" should be overcome by meditation on
sunyata.
v. Confusion arising regarding the different yanas of
Buddhism and their respective teachings. The cure is to
know clearly a systematic and practical approach to all
aspects of Dharma, such as is found in this book.
If these five have gone, then there will be good samatha.
J. The Eight Dhyanas
A supplementary note on one of the Tian Tai lists may
be added here. The eight dhyanas are also known as
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