Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Mindfulness of the breath—included in our impurity
and impermanence meditations; and
Mindfulness of peace—realization in samatha.
10 Miscellaneous meditations for the development of
the dhyanas:
4 divine abidings (brahma-vihara): two (maitri, karuna)
included among the five meditations, but the others to
be considered later;
4 formless realms (arupa dhyanas): as these are found in
other religions, they have been left aside;
Repulsiveness of food: preparation;
Discrimination of the elements: the third of the five
meditations.
H. Why Will the Mindful Meditations Be a Bridge
Across to the Mahayana?
1. This is so because the four mindful meditations
gather into themselves all the merits from the practice of
the five Hinayana meditations of the last chapter:
a. The body is impure—merit from the practice of the
first of the five;
b. All feelings are painful—this includes the attainment
of pity on others;
c. The mind is impermanent—all the merits gathered
from meditation on dependent origination; and
d. All dharmas are without self—gathers the merits
from element discrimination.
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