Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

yoga, then all functions flow forth naturally and freely.
B. Meditations of the Great Perfection
This doctrine, a very ancient, high teaching for the wise,
is only available in the Nyingmapa tradition. In olden
times in Tibet, people were wiser than now and not so
badly distracted by sense-desires, so it was an effective
teaching for them. Now that people have deteriorated to
such low wisdom, this teaching is less useful. The
Yellow Sect does not believe in its efficacy at any time.
There is a difference between Mahamudra and the Great
Perfection doctrine. The former is the highest samadhi
in the Tantras—by the gradual way—but the Great
Perfection way is much quicker. Why? One reason is
that it is not divided into four steps, as is the preceding
yoga.
One attains the Great Perfection view at first from the
guru's grace; not attained from a common samapatti, but
in realization. Essentially, it has the force of
Mahamudra but there is no practice attached to it.
"After all," exclaimed Mr. Chen suddenly, "why
should one practice? It's already here! No man
lacks it; no place lacks it."
One should practice according to the degree of one's
mental disturbance. For those with much mental turmoil,
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