Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

There are ten occasions when this light may be
experienced—such as in deep samatha, drunkenness,
swoon, death, and when one has attained the third bliss
(the bliss of no bliss). All these are states of Great
Ignorance. However, unless one has the necessary
initiations and has practiced well, one will not be able to
keep this Dharmakaya light. My friend, who was in
extreme pain, had to have an emergency operation in the
course of which he passed out and experienced a great
and brilliant blue light. Not having practiced these
meditations, it appeared and quickly vanished without
his being able to utilize it.
Mr. Chen concluded: Is the Dharmakaya not great? Is
there anything greater than the Dharmakaya?
5. Could you explain in greater detail the "causation
by the six elements" in the Vajrayana? How,
precisely, does it differ from the causation theories
of the other two yanas? (See Ch. XII, B, 3.)
To see how the six elements in the Vajrayana differ
from the way they are treated in the other two yanas, it
is best to review their position in all three vehicles.
a. In the Hinayana, six elements are mentioned but
always with atoms remaining. What is said there about
non-self in the body is quite right, but the Hinayana
never takes advantage of the six elements, merely
classifying urine as belonging to the liquid element, or
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