Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

"As dew": Dew is like a bubble, quickly comes and
quickly gone. When it has happened, it is clear and wet,
but when it dries, there is nothing remaining. Even
when we see cleanness and wetness, its fullness of
conditions, these contain within them the possibility of
drying—and this is its void nature. This is a good
example for impermanence related to sunyata.
("As Lightning" is the sixth simile; but the original text
does not contain a paragraph here on this.)
b. Sixth meditation: Meditations according to the Ten
Mystic Gates of Hua Yan. These meditations are suited
to skilled practitioners and are not for new students;
only the former can gain through them the
understanding of mystic causation. They have been
established by the Venerable Du Shun, a great
enlightened monk and an emanation of Manjusri. We
will talk about his teachings in the next chapter.
These meditations upon mystic causation, if practiced to
attainment level, are productive of many supernormal
powers. Why was it that the Buddha possessed such
ability with these? Because no subtle fetters remained to
block their development as he attained to the full length,
depth, and breadth of sunyata and all mystic conditions
had fully gathered in him.
In order that the reader might at this stage
understand a little of what is meant by this term, Mr.
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