Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

RUPA DHYANAS
Pure states of samatha
Only stopping and never
thinking of philosophy
ARUPA DHYANAS
Some samapatti present
Some visualization and
thinking of these spheres
In the Hinayana, these may be called "samadhi," for the
Buddha was using the Brahmanical terms which his
listeners might understand. Our book, however, is
according to the teachings of the Sandhinirmocana Sutra,
which has settled all these states and their names in a
very good order, though this sutra is predominantly
idealist in its exposition. In Maitreya's sastras, the same
principle is followed as in the Lord's teachings in this
sutra.
6. Are all visualizations of deities in the
anuttarayoga connected with the first initiation?
Yes, the main practice of the first initiation of
anuttarayoga is visualization, though in the third yoga,
visual practices are also found.
In the first initiation, the visualization is "outside"; in
the second it is "inside" and may be a dakini but not in
the double (heruka) form; while in the third initiation
practice, the visualized form is always in yogic union.
There are four main practices in Vajrayana:
mantra-repetition, visualization, deep-breathing, and
Mahamudra. According to these four, in the first
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