Four Elements Meditation
| Traditional | |
|---|---|
| earth | Solidity and Extension |
| water | Liquidity and Cohesion |
| fire | Temperature |
| wind | Gaseous and Movement |
| 20th/21st Century Physics | |
|---|---|
| earth | Solidity |
| water | Liquidity |
| wind | Gaseous |
| fire | Energy |
| Ven. Pa Auk | |
|---|---|
| earth | Hardness, Softness Roughness, Smoothness Heaviness, Lightness |
| water | Flowing, Cohesion |
| fire | Hot, Cold |
| wind | Pushing, Supporting |
by Ven. Pa Auk,4 Element Meditation is described starting on page 114
The basic idea is to scan ones body looking for each of
the 12 characteristics mentioned above, one-by-one.
When you can discern each characteristic, begin scanning
faster and faster until you can scan the whole body for an
individual characteristics in two or three seconds.
See his book for further details.
