Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Dharma-nature and knowing this constitutes one's first
step.
ii. From this one will see the suchness (tathata) of
Dharmakaya sunyata and will establish in the mind that
"I" and "others" are in harmony, because all are in the
same entity of the Dharmakaya.
iii. From this same entity of Dharmakaya, a meditator
will establish his or her true relation to other beings. By
this causation of sunyata one perceives that all are in the
same body—the Dharmakaya—and thus all creatures
are one's parents, whirling on and bound to the wheel of
samsara. From this realization arises the great
compassion of the same entity.
iv. From this great compassion issue out the bodhicittas
of will and of conduct, enabling one to do many good
deeds such as those emphasized in the six paramitas,
and doing all without becoming tired.
These constitute the main principles of Mahayana upon
which an advanced yogi must center.
c. When one's practice of Mahayana is quite perfect,
then one should take the path of Vajrayana. One would
at this time know that from the Great Pride of
Buddhahood come many good deeds to help others and
that to accomplish them there are methods in the
position of consequence. The Great Pride and the
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