Muni Yoga

Muni Yoga

Asubhaanussati

The human body is composed of Dvatimsaakar (32 organs or components) namelyKesa (scalp hair), Loma (body hair), Nakha (nails), Danta (teeth), Tacho (skin), Mamsa(flesh), Nahaaru (muscle fibres), Atti (bones), Attiminja (bone marrow), Vakkham(kidneys), Hadayam (heart), Yakanam (liver), Kilomakam (pancreas), Pihatam(spleen), Pappassam (lungs), Antam (intestines), Antagunam (terminal intestine orrectum), Udariyam (stomach), Kareesam (feces), Maddha lungam (brain), Pittam(bile), Semham (saliya), Prabbo (pus), Lohitam (blood), Sedo (sweat), Medo (adipose),Assu (tears), Vasaa (muscle fat), Khelo (earwax), Singhaanika (nasal Excreta), Lasika(subcutaneous fluid), Mutta (urine).

To utilise these 32 components or organs of a body as the subject matter of Dhyaana or meditation is called Asubhaanussati. This can be achieved as follows:

1) The external attraction of the physique of creatures deceives the fact that it is composed of impurities (Dvatimsaakaara). When one realises the impureness of body, its contact also is perceived as impure.

2) The Asuddhi (impureness) of body is explicit with its putrefaction. Hence, one should try to perceive the body in terms of its individual components in its colour, structutre ,smell, location and thus its impurity.

3) The impurities of the body are more impure than the place of burial because at the burial ground the nature is pure whereas in the ever decaying body there is no pureorgan or component.

4) The gutter carrying sewage water, giving rise to insects and worms being impure, the body too undergoing a decay every moment is akin to a pit (storage tank) of urine and faces.

5) All forms of wastes moving about the body, it is similar to the sewage/ septic tank where innumerous insects and worms dwell.