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The stereotype text on the development of these four sublime
states of living is mentioned in the Suttas as follows:
“There, O monks, the monk with a mind full of lovingkindness
pervading first one direction, then a second one, then
a third one, then a fourth one, just so above, below and all
around, and everywhere identifying himself with all, he is
pervading the whole world with mind full of loving-kindness,
with mind wide, developed, unbounded, free from hate and
illwill”.
The same theme follows with compassion, sympathetic joy
and equanimity.
âhàre-pañikåla-sa¤¤à
(Perception of Loathsomeness on Food)
It is the repeated contemplation to develop the perception of
loathsomeness on the food and drinks we eat and swallow.
How do we develop the notion of loathsomeness on the food
we are eating?
When the various dishes of food are arranged attractively,
they appeal to our appetite. Note that when they are mixed up,
their attractiveness is reduced. On chewing the food in our
mouth, note how tiresome it is to lower the jaw and raise it
repeatedly pounding on the food as if we are pounding chili in
a mortar with pistle.
Also note that, while chewing, saliva, bile, phlegm and other
digestive juices are produced at the bottom of the tongue, and
that the tongue is mixing them with food which becomes sticky
and loathsome. On swallowing the food, it reaches the stomach
where it has to be further digested. The undigested food collects
in the bowels and it has to be discarded from time to time in the