Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

not take advantage of my waking and get up early?"
Then prepare to open the eyes. First take a long and
deep breath and then several short ones like a dog
sniffing. In this way the air seemingly penetrates the
entire skull and freshens the mind. Under the still-closed
eyelids, revolve the eyes three times to the right and
then three times to the left (this rids one of eye-troubles).
Then vigorously rub first the inside corners of the eyes
and then the outside ones, after which open them widely
and look up at the sky or ceiling. If one is old and has
eye trouble, one should first say, "Praise to the sun-god;
praise to the moon-god; Namo Suvarna-prabhasa." This
will cure eye diseases but if one is not afflicted by these
troubles then the prayer is not necessary.
3. Sitting Up
If the yogi practices the Vajrayana or Great Perfection
then he should sit in the lion posture (simhasana) and
visualize the median channel. From the heart emerge
five red "A"'s which fly upwards out of the Buddha-hole
in a straight line and stop five feet above the head.
Meditate upon this with the thought that this arouses the
Great Perfection view, until it becomes very vivid. Then
four white "A"'s appear under the red ones. These
symbolize the smoothly flowing current of the Great
Perfection meditation, as though the mind were smooth
as water. Three green "A"'s then take their position,
showing that in the Great Perfection one may do every
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