Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

HOMAGE TO JE TSONG-KHAPA, THE FOUR
AGAMAS, AND THE FIVE HUNDRED ARHATS
Chapter IX
THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS:
A GOOD BRIDGE TO MAHAYANA MEDITATION
Mr. Chen had heard of the writer's intention to visit
Darjeeling for a few days at the end of Vassa (the
monsoon retreat for Buddhist monks), and was
afraid he might not return. He was reassured when
he heard that nothing within our control would
interfere with the book's completion. As this book is
unique in content, and as hearer and writer have
both found these explanations interesting and
helpful, so it must be finished so that others may
also benefit and walk further on the way.
Bhante remarked that the writer's notebook, quite a
thick one, was now near its end and Mr. Chen
promised many more pages of notes yet. "We are
only on Chapter Nine," he said, "and there are at
least six or seven to follow."
A. The Homage
To begin with, our homage is the same as in the last
chapter, for the subject matter here is also basically of
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