Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

not the yoga of Mahamudra at all. Whereas the text
gives as objects of meditation a "small ball or bit of
wood" in the same paragraph, such devices are shared
even by non-Buddhists, what to speak of Mahamudra!
All that follows is the same as common meditations.
As to the breathing objects being accompanied by dorje
(Sanskrit, Vajra = prajnaparamita here) recitation (para.
35), this implies a realization of sunyata; still this only
makes it a Mahayana practice. It is true that the dorje
recitation of OM AH HUM is used in the esoteric
teachings, but only at the level of the first initiation.
Again the text mentions the pot-shaped breathing
practice, and this belongs not to Mahamudra but to the
second or secret initiation.
These are the various mistakes found in the account of
the first yoga. How then is one to practice?
2. Practice
a. Outline. First it is essential to receive during the
Mahamudra initiation an outline of the Enlightened
Entity given by the guru. This outline must be altogether
perfect, though still only an outline. Nothing can be
practiced in Mahamudra before one receives this.
How can one get this from one's guru? First, find out if
there is an accomplished guru who has himself passed
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