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Working with Pain in Meditation: Buddhist Approaches to Physical Discomfort
Learn how to work skillfully with physical pain during meditation using traditional Buddhist techniques from the suttas and experienced teachers.
What Is Dhātu? The Four Elements in Buddhist Meditation
Explore the four elements (dhātu) in Buddhism—earth, water, fire, and air—and how contemplating them reveals the nature of the body and mind.
The Four Elements Meditation: Contemplating Earth, Water, Fire, and Air
Dhātu Manasikāra is a classical Buddhist meditation that deconstructs the body into earth, water, fire, and air elements to realize non-self and loosen identification.
Asubha Meditation: Contemplation of the Body in Buddhist Practice
Asubha meditation is a traditional Buddhist practice that contemplates the unattractive aspects of the body to reduce attachment, lust, and clinging. Learn how this ancient technique works.
What Is Kāyagatāsati? Body Contemplation in Buddhist Meditation
Kāyagatāsati—mindfulness immersed in the body—is a powerful Buddhist meditation practice grounded in the Pali Canon. Learn its methods and benefits.