Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO
ARAHATO SAMMASAMBHUDDHASSA
Introduction
The sun shone down brilliantly upon the town of
Kalimpong and seemed by its shining to approve the
project that day begun. For this was also concerned with
illumination. That is, a book not merely upon the theories
of meditation, of which there are many already, but
written on the practice of Buddhist sadhana. This is
indeed an aspect covered much less thoroughly. In this
book, the words of our Buddhist yogi, Chien-Ming Chen,
have first been noted down and particular care taken to
preserve something of his original expressions and
peculiar style. So that nothing is missed, two persons
have met him every week, one listened, that is Venerable
Sanghrakshita Sthavira, and another recorded, and that is
the writer. The next day, the subject still being fresh in
the mind, these notes were converted into a rough draft
which then was given to the Ven. Sthavira for his
comments. After revising as he suggested they were
typed and then taken along to the next meeting with Mr.
Chen. He read them carefully adding or deleting material
where necessary, resulting in a final manuscript which is
certainly well-checked and, we hope, an accurate
presentation of the Buddha's Teachings and Mr. Chen's
practical experience of these.
And now, having told the reader something about the
origin of this book, let us in mind go back to that first
meeting, not indeed the first between the cooperators
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