The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 76The Water Kasiöa MeditationTo develop the water kasiöa you should use a bowl, or bucketof pure, clear water or a well of clear water. Then pay attention tothat water as "water, water, water" until you have developed thelearning sign. Then develop this sign in the same way as explainedearlier for the earth kasiöa.The Fire Kasiöa MeditationTo develop the fire kasiöa you can use the flames of a fire, acandle, of any other fire that you have seen. If you have difficultythen you should make a screen with a circular hole in it that is aboutone foot across. Then you can position that screen in front of awood or grass fire in such a way that you can just see the flamesthrough the hole in the screen.Without paying attention to the smoke or the fuel that is burningjust concentrate on the perception of the flames of the fire and notethem as "fire, fire, fire".The Wind Kasiöa MeditationThe wind kasiöa can be developed in two ways through thesense of touch or through seeing. If you wish to develop the nimittaby way of the sense of touch then you should be mindful of thewind as it comes in through a window or door and brushes againstthe body and note it as "wind, wind, wind".If you wish to develop the nimitta by way of the sense of sightthen you should be mindful of the movement of leaves, or thebranches, of trees in the wind and note it as "wind, wind, wind".You can do this by developing concentration up to the fourth jhŒnausing another kasiöa object and then using your light of concentrationto see this movement externally and discern the sign of the wind.The learning sign (uggaha nimitta) is moving like steam coming offwarm milk rice, but the paÊibhŒga nimitta is motionless.