Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

meditations to give long life, for this is the
customary precaution after opening the
Buddha-hole. Unless this is done, the yogi may die
prematurely before many beings have been
benefited by his functions of Buddhahood."
"Later, while I was in Tibet, my wife did indeed help
my parents to a better rebirth at the time of their
death. Although I was then thousands of miles away,
my aged mother declared that she saw me quite
clearly and refused to believe that I was not present.
Thus calmly and collectedly repeating the mantra of
Avalokitesvara, she passed away, with my wife
helping in the process of consciousnesstransference."
Some books have said that if there are only three signs
then it is an undoubted sign of success in phowa
practice. These signs are: Swelling of the area around
the Buddha-hole, the opening of the bones at this point
so that a blade of grass can be inserted, and the emission
of a little blood from the same place. However, I do not
agree, for these are but outward signs and we should
certainly judge according to inward realization. For the
latter, there are four conditions:
First, the visualization of the Buddha on the head must
have been perfectly accomplished.
Second, the median channel must be open; otherwise
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