Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

meditation the meditation process
itself
2. In the Abhidharma, a list of 40 meditations is given
and these are also contained within our five plus four.
The forty are:
10 kasinas or meditations on colors and
elements—these are included within our resolution of
the elements meditation;
10 impurity meditations (cemetery
meditations)—included in different aspects of our nine,
such as the exercises on the impurities and mindfulness
of the body;
10 mindfulness of the Buddha, the Dharma and the
Sangha (3 meditations)—included in preparatory
chapters and refuge.
Mindfulness of morality (sila)—preparation
Mindfulness of giving (dana)—preparation
Mindfulness of the gods (deva)—in the Mahayana,
apparently, instructions are only given to meditate upon
the heavens, whereas the Hinayana is good in this
respect, since if we remember the gods themselves they
will give us some help. We have emphasized their
importance in a chapter dedication;
Mindfulness of death—included in our impurity and
impermanence meditations;
Mindfulness of the body (kaya)—included in our
impurity and impermanence meditations;
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