Repulsive meditation (contemplation of the disgusting/meditation on foulness), or Pilikul Bhavana, aka Ashubha Bhavana, are reflections on repulsiveness. It is a form of insight meditation. In this meditation, thirty-one parts of the body are contemplated in a variety of ways through mindfulness. This type of meditation is indicated in sex addiction, and it helps to overcome desire and lust and eventually reduce craving and attachment for the body and bodily pleasure.
People with sexual addiction (hypersexual disorder) are having obsessive thoughts and behaviors as well as sexual fantasies. Hypersexual behavior can be considered an addictive disorder. It is an impaired regulation of sexual desire and sexual compulsivity, including having sex with uncontrolled excessive frequency. Usually personal distress, shame, and guilt are associated with this condition.
Repulsive meditation can be an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of sex addiction. While practicing repulsive meditation, the meditator realizes the impermanence, decay, and suffering associated with the body. He perceives the body as composed of elements that are constantly changing (aging), subject to dissolution and decay.
This meditation can be considered as an antidote to feelings of lust. While meditating, the meditator makes an effort to lower the sensual desire, lust, and bodily attachment. The meditator realizes that the human body is impermanent, changing, repulsive, and rotting in nature. The meditator is not suppressing his sensual fulfillment; instead, he realizes the genuine nature of carnal pleasures. He can control the development of clinging.
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD
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