Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

2. What are the five signs of a Buddha-body and
their significance in Vajrayana ritual and meditation?
Are they the same as those described at Ch. XII, F?
Regarding these five signs, we have described them, but
we should perhaps say that there are two ways of
practicing them. The first is by the foolish monk, who
quickly runs through the text and never meditates, even
though the instructions are there. He only recites the
details of the meditations! He is only a professional
chanter doing his pujas for money or food. You may
hear him rapidly murmuring some words he does not
understand. "Ta…ta ta… ta… voidness!" It is quite
common in this way of "practice" to omit whole
sentences or even pages!
The second method is that of the earnest meditator
secluded in some cave or hermitage. He does not omit
anything, but faithfully endeavors to practice whatever
instructions are contained in the text.
The yogatantras are, in Tibet, usually treated in the first
way and few there practice the proper methods.
3. Some say that Vajrayana corresponds to the tenth
bhumi; do you agree? This view would imply that
one has first to traverse bhumis one to nine. (See Ch.
X, Part Two, J.)
In Ogmin (Akanistha) the bodhisattvas there are at least
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