Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

material where necessary, resulting in a final manuscript
which is certainly well-checked and we hope, an accurate
presentation of the Buddha’s Teachings and Yogi Chen's
practical experience of these."
The final draft was published as a book in 1966 by
Upasaka Khoo Poh Kong of Malaysia for free
distribution to all who may be interested in Buddhist
meditation. When that edition became out of print but
still in demand, I had 1000 copies of it reprinted in the
United States in 1976 for free distribution from my office
in New York City. The reprint edition was photo-printed
from the 1966 edition to which Yogi Chen added two
interesting appendices: "How To Transform The Human
Body Into The Buddha Body" and "How To Transmute
the Human Consciousness Into The Buddha's Wisdom"
It became apparent that there was a great public demand
for this book soon after its reprinting in 1976. It was also
apparent at that time that certain revisions to the book
were necessary. Sanskrit transliterations needed
standardization and some passages required clarification.
It was felt, however, that the basic style should be left
intact as long as clarity of meaning could be maintained.
In this way it was hoped that the reader will have a
greater sense of contact with Yogi Chen himself. To
accomplish this The Institute for Advanced Studies of
World Religions, New York, obtained the permission of
Yogi Chen and proceeded to organize a team headed by
Dr. Christopher S. George. Miss Vicki Brown was then
dispatched to Berkeley, California where she worked
with Yogi Chen for over eight months revising the text.
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