Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

motion, space of nothingness, and consciousness of
knowing.
b. Our entire body is made up of these elements and
everything else in the universe is formed from them.
They are common to all phenomena, in none of which is
a self to be found.
c. Karma. If one resolves the body into these elements
one finds only qualities; without a self, how can pride
arise? Absence of pride results in "white" karma, for
one has become simple and humble. Without this
meditation, one has thoughts such as: "I am very high,
learned, and clever"—this is pride, "black" karma.
d. Time. In the past only six elements came into the
mother's womb, in the present the six elements continue;
after death the six elements in the body will dissolve
into Dharmadhatu.
e. Just as wood, plaster and glass by their correct
arrangement make up a house, so the conditioned
combination of the six interdependent elements results
in a person.
f. If one can attain this meditation then self-pride will be
destroyed—this is the function.
g. Practical realization:
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