11. The Impermanence of the Body Aggregates
Longchen Nyingtik Meditation 11
The Beginning
Take refuge and arouse bodhichitta.
The Main Part
Meditate that a living being’s body is a collection of assorted parts. While alive, your body is maintained by the constant care of having food, clothing, and adornments. However, when death arrives, your body will be stripped naked of clothing and thrown to the charnel ground to feed jackals, wolves, or vultures, or sent to the crematory to turn into a pile of ashes. Therefore, think: My cherished body, which I have pampered so much, will soon become nothing—not even a tiny bit of my bones, flesh, or skin will remain. Hence, I must practice the genuine Dharma right away.
The Ending
Dedicate all the merit of your practice to all sentient beings.
