Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

The body spoken of here is one of flesh, but we are
talking of the Dharmakaya in the sunyata sense. This
example is just for ease of understanding and does not
illustrate exactly the same thing.
If one meditates thus, the bodhicitta will increase and
one will do everything with patience.
b. Eighth Meditation: To meditate on the three wheels
of every action (trimandala) according to the sunyata
doctrine.
The example often given was then quoted by Mr.
Chen:
When giving alms, the subject, the object, and the thing
given, each of these three "wheels," should be seen as
void. That is to say, no giver is anywhere perceived (as
we have meditated upon sunyata of the self), no one is
seen who receives the alms (since we have meditated on
the sunyata of dharmalaksana), and no essential nature
is seen in the object given.
These same three wheels are applicable to all the
paramitas, and indeed they are not fully perfected unless
this trimandala applies to them quite naturally. They
should also be applied to every action in life, not only
while one is seated in meditation. One should meditate
upon everything in this way until this becomes a
habitual tendency of the mind. Supposing that after
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