Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

1.Quick-tempered (the breathing meditation is
very beneficial);
2. Slow-tempered (impurity meditations are needed
to counteract the greed and attachment) ;
3. Wise (the merciful mind should be practiced for
proper balance) ; and
4. Merciful (the elements-meditation for wisdom)."
Finally, a word for those who cannot become full-time
yogis. If one is only able to practice once a day, that
should be in the early morning. Get out of bed, make
sure that you are properly awake, and then sit down to
meditate right after your worship. If it is possible to
practice twice a day, then the early evening (dusk) is
also a very good time.
Which meditations should such a person practice? He or
she should practice in turn all five of those prescribed
here, one on each day; on the two remaining days of the
week, one should take up the meditations particularly
useful against his or her strongest poisons.
I. The Exact Realization of These Meditations
In order to show precisely the different degrees of
realization, each meditation is divided into three classes:
1. Impurity
a. Highest: In any attractive man or woman, the
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