Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

we are in the intermediate state we see our future
parents engaged in the love-action and, loving the
mother, we find ourselves entering her womb, that is, if
we are to become a man; a female will be jealous of the
future mother and try to get the love of the human
father—and in the same way enter the mother's womb.
Thus, we must understand that the cause of our
unending transmigration is our own ignorance combined
with the sorrow of desire.
Therefore, according to our examples, whether we want
to continue as a human, become a heavenly person, or
attain Buddhahood, we should in all cases take just this
same way of lust.
To explain this apparent paradox, Mr. Chen spoke
as follows:
Among non-Buddhists (in Taoism and Hinduism for
instance), a divine love is emphasized, but this is not the
vajra-love of Buddhism. If we follow precepts which
forbid certain actions (as in the case of bhiksus and
bhiksunis, who cannot have sexual intercourse), though
this is good as far as it goes, still the seeds of lust lie in
the eighth consciousness, and whenever they have a
chance, they are sure to germinate. From the viewpoint
of ultimate liberation, this way is not good—it is a way
of repression. The Mahayana follower has a better way
(but, we should note, it is founded upon initial practice
of the Hinayana method). He is able to meditate upon
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