Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 3: The Establishments of Mindfulness
By Bhikkhu Anālayo
4 pagesThe same scanning procedure can be employed for the next body contemplation, which instead takes up the four elements as basic constituents of matter in general and the human body in particular. These four are earth, water, fi re, and wind, which represent the qualities of solidity or hardness, cohesion or wetness, temperature, and motion.
A brief introduction to the Four Satipaṭṭhānas.