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
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Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 5 – Nov. 27, 2013

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14. “It seems like the ‘Reflection on the 32 Parts’ of the body is missing several parts. Nose, muscles, sex organs, etc. Is it meant to be comprehensive? Or is it just the ugly bits?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Unattractiveness ] // [Elements] [Human] [Disenchantment] [Equanimity]

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

Sutta: MN 10.10: Simile of different grains. [Unattractiveness ] [Similes]


Questions and Answers at Wat Pah Nanachat – Jan. 2, 2025

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8. “When practicing to get out of the world, how does one avoid slipping into unhappiness with the world?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Escape] [Suffering] [Happiness] // [Saṃsāra] [Not-self] [Divine Abidings] [Unattractiveness] [Equanimity] [Gladdening the mind] [Concentration] [Knowledge and vision]

Sutta: MN 10.10: Contemplating the body as if it were a sack of grains. [Unattractiveness]

Suttas: MN 6.10, AN 10.2: Causal chains yielding gladness (pāmojja) with different starting points.