Body Contemplation - Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Apr 12, 2022 · 39m

Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question about the nature of the human body, and how to contemplate it. He brings up the first five mediation objects that are taught to every monk or nun at their novice ordination. The Buddha considered these five to be of such fundamental importance, that he made it a duty for the upajjhāya (preceptor) to teach them to each condidate as part of the ordination ceremony: Kesā = Hair of the HeadLomā = Hair of the BodyNakhā = Nails (on fingers and toes)Dantā = TeethTaco = Skin These five is actually all we see when we look at a human body! Contemplating these…