The Surangama Sutra: Twenty-Five Means to Enlightenment, Session Three, Part 6 of 6 April 6, 2019

Maudgalyayana became a monk, shaved his hair, had a kasaya. “‘The Buddha asks about perfect penetration. By means of a spiral-like attention to the profound, the Light of my mind was revealed, just as muddy water clears. Eventually it became pure and dazzling. This is the foremost method.’” “Ucchusma came before the Buddha, put his palms together, bowed at the Buddha’s feet, and said to the Buddha, ‘The Buddha asks about perfect penetration. I used attentive contemplation of the effects of heat in my body and mind, until it became unobstructed and penetrating and all my outflows were consumed. I produced a blazing brilliance and ascended to enlightenment. This is the foremost method.’”