In the first foundation of mindfulness, we’re looking at the nature of the body as it is: what it’s made up of, and the fact that it dies and goes back to the earth. The elements return to the elements. The Buddha often refers to bodily feeling as related to the body, and the body is impermanent. So we’re trying to hold on to these ephemeral things, these feelings, as though they will give us lasting happiness.
Ayya Anandabodhi
Spirit Rock Residential Teacher/Monastic
Ayya Ānandabodhī has lived and practiced as a Buddhist nun for over 30 years. Ayya brings together her training in the Thai Forest tradition with the contemporary Bhikkhunī lineage, which has its roots in ancient India and its branches and fruits in the modern world.