Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

will appear to give them personal instruction.
For those of medium wisdom: Recognize the nature of
persons and dharmas as voidness. Having recognized
this, take a method from our book (see Ch. X, Part One)
to make this abstract philosophy into concrete
realization. With the perfect renunciation which is
demanded by sunyata philosophy, and with earnest faith
in the great guru Nagarjuna, begin practice. Faith and
heartfelt prayer to him, combined with the clarity and
precision of his sunyata teachings applied to one's life,
will cause Nagarjuna to appear to the practitioner, as he
has done so to many yogis in the past.
Those of low wisdom may safely choose the
meditations on Amitabha (see Ch. XI, D) for with faith
their obstacles may be cleared away. As many examples
testify, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara, and Tara may all be
seen in this very life. Meditators then have a good
chance to make swift progress to Enlightenment when
after death they arise in Sukhavati, Amitabha's Land of
Bliss.
"This is the Kali Age, when very few good gurus are
to be found." With tears in his eyes, the yogi said:
"It is sad indeed that the Dharma has only become
established now in the West, now when it is so late.
For Westerners, I fear it may be difficult to find
accomplished gurus. Still," said Mr. Chen very
strongly, "it is for readers first to reduce their
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