Unattractiveness/32 parts (asubha/dvattiṁsākāra)
Meditation / Meditation/Techniques / Unattractiveness/32 parts
Part of tag cluster Mindfulness of body in key topic Meditation Practices
Also a subtag of Mindfulness of body and Protective Meditations
31 excerpts, 1:23:57 total duration

All excerpts (34) Most relevant (30) Questions about (22) Answers involving (2) Stories (2) Readings (2) Texts (1) References (1)

Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 3 – Nov. 25, 2013

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1. “Is body scan as a meditation practice done in the Ajahn Chah tradition? Is there a sutta where the Buddha talks about it?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Body scanning] [Ajahn Chah lineage] [Sutta] // [Unattractiveness] [Mindfulness of body ] [Elements] [Recollection/Death] [Disenchantment]

Quote: “Ajahn Chah would recommend doing anything that worked.” [Ajahn Chah] [Right Effort]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 60: Reflection on the Thirty-Two Parts. [Unattractiveness]

Sutta: MN 10.4: Satipaṭṭhānasutta Sutta, mindfulness of body section.


Madison Insight Retreat 2023, Session 2 – Oct. 14, 2023

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4. “I have trouble maintaining wakefulness and alertness in the afternoon. What guidance would you give to cultivate more skillfulness?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sloth and torpor] [Devotion to wakefulness] // [Buddho mantra] [Recollection] [Unattractiveness] [Posture/Walking] [Posture/Standing]