Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

HOMAGE TO THE THREE GREAT YOGIS
SUBHAKARASIMHA, VAJRABODHI, AND
AMOGHAVAJRA, TO ALL THE BUDDHAS AND
BODHISATTVAS OF THE TWO GREAT
MANDALAS AND TO ALL THE TANTRIC
DOCTRINES IN THE IRON TOWER
Chapter XII
MEDITATION IN THE LOWER THREE TANTRAS
OF THE EASTERN VAJRAYANA TRADITION
In the garden of the Vihara, pink and white
chrysanthemums were blooming, and in our shrine
there were already two large vases of them. Before
starting out for Mr. Chen, the writer thought that
they should also be offered at his shrine. So he
searched out the most lovely, fragrant heads.
After greeting Mr. Chen, we presented them to him,
and he was very pleased. "It is very auspicious that
you have brought these at the beginning of our
Vajrayana section," he said, and, bustling about, he
fetched vase and water so that they adorned the
table during our meeting.
Mr. Chen began his talk with a note on the chapter
title and followed this with the dedication. He said:
First, what do we mean by the Eastern tradition? It
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