As for the word buddho, it will disappear, leaving only what it is that was saying buddho. Once you see that they are two separate things, focus on what's saying buddho. Then he'll have you contemplate buddho and what it is that's saying buddho. If you go to a teacher experienced in meditating on buddho, he'll have you repeat buddho, buddho, buddho, and have you keep the mind firmly in that meditation word until you're fully skilled at it. If you go to a teacher experienced in breath meditation, he'll have you focus on your in-and-out breath, and have you keep your mind firmly preoccupied with nothing but the in-and-out breath. If you go to a teacher experienced in psychic powers, he'll have you repeat na ma ba dha, na ma ba dha, and focus the mind on a single object until it takes you to see heaven and hell, deities and brahmas of all sorts, to the point where you get carried away with your visions. When you place your foot, you think placing, and so on or else he'll have you focus continually on being preoccupied with the phenomenon of arising and passing away in every motion or position of the body. For instance, when you raise your foot, you think raising. If you go to a teacher experienced in meditating on the rising and falling of the abdomen, he'll have you meditate on rising and falling, and focus your mind on the different motions of the body. In other words, you take the jewel as the focal point of your mind. Then he'll have you visualize a bright, clear jewel two inches above your navel, and tell you to focus your mind right there as you continue your repetition, without letting your mind slip away from the jewel. If he is experienced in repeating samma araham, he will teach you to repeat samma araham, samma araham, samma araham. Only after you have inspired confidence in your heart as already mentioned should you go to the teacher experienced in that form of meditation. I'll mention only a very simple, easy-to-follow ceremony a little further on. There are many other ceremonies as well, but I won't go into them. Then they would teach you their particular form of meditation. They would have you make an offering of five pairs of beeswax candles and five pairs of white flowers - this was called the five khandha - or eight pairs of beeswax candles and eight pairs of white flowers - this was called the eight khandha - or one pair of beeswax candles each weighing 15 grams and an equal number of white flowers.
Teachers in the past used to require a dedication ceremony as a means of inspiring confidence before you were to study meditation. At the same time, show respect for the place in which you are to meditate. When you go to study meditation with any group or teacher who is experienced in a particular form of meditation, you should first make your heart confident that your teacher is fully experienced in that form of meditation, and be confident that the form of meditation he teaches is the right path for sure.
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