Why Meditate on Skeletons? | June 17, 2014
In urging his followers to meditate on
skeletons and bloody remains, the Buddha was advocating consciousness,
not disdain for the body. When we are aware of all the intricate
processes and parts that make up our bodies, we are less likely to
identify the overall image as 'me.' Disdain for our bodies is, in fact,
born not of detachment but of identification.
—Hannah Tennant-Moore, "Not Our Bodies, Not Ourselves"
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