Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

arer still in combination. There are still very few
bhikshus in Western lands, and most of them are content
with the Hinayana. It is hard to find those who are not
satisfied with only the Hinayana teachings but take up
in addition the study of the Mahayana, and it is rarest of
all to see some like yourselves for whom the Mahayana
is not sufficient and who therefore study and practice
Vajrayana.
Yet the Tripitakas of China contain many Mahayana
teachings and the Vajrayana texts of Tibet are not yet
translated completely; therefore our talks on meditation
in the three yanas may still be of some benefit. I shall
try to cover the whole system of meditation in these
three vehicles, and it will be just as though you had read
the Tripitakas in their entirety for yourselves.
There have been many books published on meditation,
but they have not systematized the information on this
subject, so it is difficult for ordinary people to grasp it
properly. There are even many bhikshus wandering
among the three yanas, doubtful of what should or
should not be practiced, lost and not knowing the right
way to go.
Bhadanta Sangharakshita may be praised as one of the
few who know thoroughly the system of the three yanas.
Because of this he named his vihara "Triyana
Vardhana" (the Monastery for the Growth of the Three
Vehicles).
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