Asubha: Protective Meditation on Impurities of the Body
These are traditional verses that can be recited as a meditation. They remind us of the true nature of the body.
These are traditional verses that can be recited as a meditation. They remind us of the true nature of the body.
These Pāli verses will help direct our minds to thoughts of loving-kindness.
Asubha Bhāvanā, or Meditation on the Impurities of the Body is the skillful contemplation of the thirty-two impure parts of the body.
Seeing how others die, applying it to one’s own life, one should develop mindfullness of death.
Even thinking about the qualities of the Buddha can concentrate our minds!
May all beings … be free from anger … be free from ill will.
A wise monk meditates on the Buddha’s infinite and pervasive virtues as his first contemplation.
Because the eye arises due to causes, changes quickly, and ceases , the eye is impermanent.