Four Meditations to Produce the Conditions for Rebirth in the Pure Land of Sukhavati:
(1) Contemplate the details of Buddha Amitabha — the Buddha who created the Pure Land of Sukhavati for human beings.
(2) Accumulate merit — even though the transfer of merit from Amitabha is a principal force in our rebirth in Sukhavati, we need our own merit.
(3) Develop the mind of enlightenment — that is, bodhicitta.
(4) Dedicate the merit you have gathered for rebirth in Sukhavati — and make heartfelt aspirations to be reborn there.
Source: Holecek, Andrew. Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Boston & London: Snow Lion, 2013.
