safe asubha theatre

appropriate for all ages.

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the goal here, is to destroy cognitive dissonance people have,

even serious monastics, yogis, meditators.

the reason you fall for the sign (nimitta) of subha (beauty),

is because you don't train yourself to see both simultaneously; both subha and asubha (beauty + ugliness).

You don't investigate the causes for that, the arbitrary conditions which produce your volatile, unstable, highly fleeting perception of subha.

You're either in asubha or subha mode,

either trying to conquer desire/lust/passion,

or just falling asleep at the wheel and just completely being fooled and taken in by subha nimitta.

The goal is to always be lucidly-discerning (sampajāno) all the time,

not just a few times a day.

(sati "mindfulness" is defined as having both sati/remembrance faculty and discernment/wisdom faculty)

So if you find yourself being fooled by subha,

1) at the very least acknowledge, don't lie to yourself, be lucid and clear that you are being deceived by it and enjoying this false perception of beauty.

2) while you're being deluded by subha, at least get FITD (get your foot in the door),

conjure up a few moments of the true asubha elements of the current delusional subha enjoyment session to counter balance the delusion.

This is what kāye-kāya-anu-passana in the satipaṭṭhāna formula means.

You continuously see the body as a body truly is.

not according to your deluded perceptions of subha nimtta (sign of beauty),

but to the true nature of the body to change, age, get wrinkled, ugly, and die a smelly corpse.

kāye-kāya-anu-passana VIHARATI (live).

You live every moment, continuously seeing the body as it truly is.

That is what sati is, and that's why it's to be done 24/7, every moment, no breaks, no vacation.

If you're not already an arahant or non-returner,

you're going to experience times where you get fooled by subha,

but at least get your foot in the door and start strengthening your defenses and counterattack,

instead of just being in a cognitive dissonance mode of either

you're a good student of the Buddha and following his instructions on sati and asubha,

or you're hopeless and need to take mental breaks and just give in to your base inclinations.

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