Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

meditation one intends to take lunch: the "I" that is
going to eat is void, the food to be eaten is also void,
and the method of taking it is also void; all three are
sunyata. It may be easy to remember this method if one
thinks of the three as parts of speech, that is, subject,
object, and verb; giver, receiver, giving; eater, food,
eating; etc.
The cultivation of this aspect of sunyata is quite
necessary for the complete fulfilment of the first three
paramitas and, as I have warned before, without the
wisdom to perceive this, one only accumulates merits to
go to the heavens. If there is any thought of "my merit"
or "the good of others," then this indicates that one has
no proper attainment in sunyata, for a real sage has no
such ideas.
4. Meditations on Breathing and Sunyata
Two different methods may be given:
a. Ninth meditation: breathing with the action of the
bodhicitta. When breathing out, one distributes all one's
merits to others; while on the in-breath, all evil, painful
things are drawn into the body and the force of them is
used to destroy the concept of self within. This is a good
practice to gather both merit and wisdom.
b. Tenth meditation: Breathe out—do not think of any
dharma. Breathe in—do not think of any skandha.
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