Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

constantly accompanied by the Bodhicitta itself. As a
result of this I never cheated a person, even a little boy. In
my dreams I was praised by a demon of disease, when I
was cured of ringworm. He said that they feared me
because I never cheated my own mind.
To return to Mr. Chen in his little room. He said at this
time: In spite of my studies I was still wandering between
Taoism and Buddhism. I thought that the Hinayana was
very good; but it could not prolong my life and though I
had taken the Buddhist Refuge (sarana), I really broke
these when I met a Taoist Guru Li Long Tian, who I
knew would give me instructions on how to lengthen my
life. This teacher had a face like a little boy, although he
was very old, he had taken no food for twenty years. I
could not believe this when I was told; but after living
with him for a few days, I saw for myself that it was true.
He gave instructions which I practiced and from them
obtained good results.
After Ven. Tai Xu's visit, the Buddhist Association in our
capital became very flourishing. A temple was
constructed for the laymen where the Pure Land tradition
was followed. It was here that I read the Qi Sha edition of
the Tripitaka. At that time I knew only the Hinayana and
Mahayana and my practice was to take only a vegetable
diet while living apart from my wife.
Mr. Chen here described how the old tradition of
Vajrayana in China, which had flourished in the Tang
Dynasty, had quickly died out since knowledge of it was
restricted by imperial order. He then went on to say that
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