About This Teaching
A questioner tells Ajahn Dtun that contemplating the unattractiveness of the body is not making them happier, although the path is said to bring happiness. Ajahn Dtun replies that seeing it this way is looking at the practice incorrectly.
The body is contemplated to see its true nature and so that the mind lets go of it. While reflecting, the mind may not yet feel balanced, but the practice is done so that it ultimately becomes equanimous. When the sight of another body brings attraction, reflecting on that body as impermanent and not-self brings the mind back to centre.