Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

wisdom of Buddhahood.
b. Second: practicing the meditation of tummo will
result in always feeling some ultimate joy in the
Buddha-body.
c. Third: the third mindfulness corresponds with the
transformation of the mind into the light of wisdom.
d. Fourth: the fourth meditation has its correspondence
when all dharmas are sublimated and become the
mandala of the Buddha.
The group above only corresponds with the first and
second initiations of the anuttara-yoga. Taking the third
initiation into account as well, the four voidnesses and
the four blisses should be added to correspond with the
mindful meditations. (See Ch. XIII, Part Two, Chart.)
3. Breathing Meditations
"We seem," said Mr. Chen, "to have left aside the
breathing meditations."
In the yanas of cause, breath concentration is only an
aid to samatha, but in the yana of consequence, the
Vajrayana, breath occupies an even more important
place than mind. Why? In the exoteric yanas' doctrine,
the training of the mind is always mentioned, and the
energy (especially bodily energy) is neglected. In the
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