Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

Subjects of Meditation 177these (at first) and afterwards dislikes them. Thus one should reflect on thenature of the body through "loathsomeness".IMPURITY OF THE BODYHow should one reflect on the nature of the body through "impurity"?When clothes and adornments become dirty they can be made clean again.Their purity can be renewed because their nature is pure. But the body isimpure. Thus should one reflect on the nature of the body through "impurity".SOME DISEASESHow should one reflect on the nature of the body through "dependence"?Depending on a pond, flowers are produced. Depending on a garden, fruitsare produced. In the same way, depending on this body, various defilementsand diseases are produced. Thus ache of eye, ear, nose tongue, body, head,mouth and teeth, throat-ailments, shortness of the breath, heat and cold,abdominal ache, heart-disease, epilepsy, flatulence, diarrhoea and vomiting,leprosy, goitre, vomiting of blood, itch, smallpox, skin-disease, ague, contagiousdiseases, gonorrhoea, chills and others give endless trouble to this body. Thusone should reflect on the nature of the body through "dependence".How should one reflect on the nature of the body through the "nonawarenessof obligation" ? Now, a man prepares tasty food and drink andtakes them for his body's sake. He bathes and perfumes his body and clothesit with garments for sleeping and sitting. Thus he tends his body. But onthe contrary, ungratefully, this body which is like a poisonous tree goes todecay, to disease and to death. The body is like an intimate friend who doesnot know his obligations. Thus one should reflect on the nature of the bodythrough the "non-awareness of obligation".How should one reflect on the nature of the body through "finitude"?This body will be consumed by fire or devoured (by animals) or go to waste.This body is finite. Thus should one reflect on the nature of the body through"finitude".This yogin, through these ways, practises mindfulness of body. Throughthe acquisition of facility in mindfulness and wisdom, his mind becomes undisturbed.When his mind is undisturbed, he is able to destroy the hindrances,cause the arising of the meditation {jhana) factors and attain to the distinctionfor which he yearns.Mindfulness of body has ended.THE RECOLLECTION OF PEACEQ. What is the recollection of peace? What is the practising of it? What