Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Appendices
APPENDIX I
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PART ONE
THE QUESTIONS OF BHIKSU KHANTIPALO
In answer to a list of questions of general interest
presented by the transcriber to Mr. Chen, he said as
follows:
Bhiksu Khantipalo, out of compassion for the readers,
has given me some questions on their behalf. It is
indeed worthwhile to answer them, for the body of this
book is a discussion upon the whole three-yanas-in-one
system of meditation, with the hope that there are some
persons who can follow all of it; on the other hand,
these questions are particular points which may be
useful for many people who cannot accomplish the aim
of our meditations—Buddhahood in this one lifetime.
So there will be more benefit from the bhiksu's question
than from our whole book.
At this piece of modesty on the yogi's part, the
transcriber exclaimed, "No, no!" Said Mr. Chen
laughing, "We'll just say something at first to make
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