Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
a mendicantbhikkhu
placing·keeping connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ
from stillingvūpasamā
…pe……pe…
seconddutiyaṁ
absorptionjhānaṁ
having enteredupasampajja
dwellsviharati.
heSo
this·veryimameva
bodykāyaṁ
immersion·bornsamādhijena
rapture·blisspītisukhena
over·drenchesabhisandeti
around·steepsparisandeti
around·fillsparipūreti
around·spreadsparippharati;
for him there is notnāssa
anykiñci
of the wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
immersion·bornsamādhijena
rapture·blisspītisukhena
not spreadapphuṭaṁ
ishoti.
it is likeSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
water·lakeudakarahado
deepgambhīro
fed by spring waterubbhidodako.
for thatTassa
there would not benevassa
on the easternpuratthimāya
sidedisāya
of waterudakassa
in·mouthāyamukhaṁ
notna
on the westernpacchimāya
sidedisāya
of waterudakassa
in·mouthāyamukhaṁ
notna
on the northernuttarāya
sidedisāya
of waterudakassa
in·mouthāyamukhaṁ
notna
on the southerndakkhiṇāya
sidedisāya
of waterudakassa
in·mouthāyamukhaṁ;
the heavensdevo
andca
notna
from timekālena
to timekālaṁ
properlysammā
showersdhāraṁ
along·bestow·wouldanuppaveccheyya;
thenatha
indeedkho
that·verytamhāva
water·lakeudakarahadā
coolsītā
water·streamvāridhārā
having welled upubbhijjitvā
that·verytameva
water·lakeudakarahadaṁ
with coolsītena
watervārinā
over·drenchabhisandeyya
around·steepparisandeyya
around·fillparipūreyya
around·spreadparipphareyya,
for it there is notnāssa
anykiñci
of the wholesabbāvato
water·lakeudakarahadassa
with coolsītena
watervārinā
not spreadapphuṭaṁ
would beassa;
just soevameva
indeedkho,
O monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
just thisimameva
bodykāyaṁ
born of immersionsamādhijena
with rapture and blisspītisukhena
drenchesabhisandeti
steepsparisandeti
fillsparipūreti
spreadsparippharati,
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
of the entiresabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
born of immersionsamādhijena
with rapture and blisspītisukhena
not spreadapphuṭaṁ
ishoti.
of thatTassa
thusevaṁ
diligentappamattassa
…pe……pe…
this tooevampi,
O monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ
developsbhāveti.
againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
from rapturepītiyā
andca
from fading awayvirāgā
…pe……pe…
thirdtatiyaṁ
absorptionjhānaṁ
near·enteredupasampajja
he dwellsviharati.
heSo
this·veryimameva
bodykāyaṁ
without·rapturenippītikena
with blisssukhena
over·drenchabhisandeti
all around·steepparisandeti
all around·fillparipūreti
all around·pervadeparippharati,
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
of the wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
without·rapturenippītikena
with blisssukhena
not·spreadapphuṭaṁ
there ishoti.
just asSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
in a pool of blue water liliesuppaliniyaṁ
orvā
in a pool of pink lotusespaduminiyaṁ
orvā
in a pool of white lotusespuṇḍarīkiniyaṁ
orvā
someappekaccāni
blue water liliesuppalāni
orvā
pink lotusespadumāni
orvā
white lotusespuṇḍarīkāni
orvā
in the waterudake
bornjātāni
in the waterudake
together·grownsaṁvaḍḍhāni
not rising above the waterudakānuggatāni
inside·submerged·thrivingantonimuggaposīni,
thosetāni
as far asyāva
and·tipcaggā
as far asyāva
andca
from the rootmūlā
with coolsītena
with watervārinā
over·drenchedabhisannāni
all around·steepedparisannāni
all around·filledparipūrāni
all around·soakedparipphuṭāni,
there is not for themnāssa
anykiñci
of the wholesabbāvataṁ
of the blue water liliesuppalānaṁ
orvā
of the pink lotusespadumānaṁ
orvā
of the white lotusespuṇḍarīkānaṁ
orvā
with coolsītena
with watervārinā
not·soakedapphuṭaṁ
there would beassa;
thus·justevameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
this·veryimameva
bodykāyaṁ
without·rapturenippītikena
with blisssukhena
over·drenchabhisandeti
all around·steepparisandeti
all around·fillparipūreti
all around·pervadeparippharati,
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
of the wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
without·rapturenippītikena
with blisssukhena
not·spreadapphuṭaṁ
there ishoti.
for himTassa
thusevaṁ
dwelling heedfullyappamattassa
…pe……pe…
thus + tooevampi, o mendicantsbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsatiṁ developsbhāveti.
againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
of pleasuresukhassa
andca
forth·abandoningpahānā
…pe……pe…
the fourthcatutthaṁ
absorptionjhānaṁ
near·together·attainedupasampajja
apart·dwellsviharati.
heSo
this + veryimameva
bodykāyaṁ
around·pureparisuddhena
with mindcetasā
around·brightpariyodātena
having pervadedpharitvā
seatednisinno
he ishoti;
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
all·wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
around·pureparisuddhena
with mindcetasā
around·brightpariyodātena
not·pervadedapphuṭaṁ
there ishoti.
just as ifSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
a personpuriso
with whiteodātena
with clothvatthena
including the headsasīsaṁ
having wrappedpārupitvā
seatednisinno
he would beassa,
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
all·wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
with whiteodātena
with clothvatthena
not·pervadedapphuṭaṁ
would beassa;
thus + veryevameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
this + veryimameva
bodykāyaṁ
around·pureparisuddhena
with mindcetasā
around·brightpariyodātena
having pervadedpharitvā
seatednisinno
he ishoti,
there is not for himnāssa
anykiñci
all·wholesabbāvato
of the bodykāyassa
around·pureparisuddhena
with mindcetasā
around·brightpariyodātena
not·pervadedapphuṭaṁ
there ishoti.
for himTassa
thusevaṁ
for a heedful oneappamattassa
for an ardent oneātāpino
for a resolute onepahitattassa
for one dwellingviharato
whichye
home·connectedgehasitā
memory·thoughtsarasaṅkappā
thosete
are given uppahīyanti.
from their giving upTesaṁ
forth·abandoningpahānā
internal + veryajjhattameva
mindcittaṁ
becomes stilledsantiṭṭhati,
it settlessannisīdati
unifiedekodi
it becomeshoti
it becomes immersed in samādhisamādhiyati.
thus + tooEvampi,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsatiṁ
he developsbhāveti.
of whoeverYassa
anyonekassaci,
O monksbhikkhave,
body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati
developedbhāvitā
cultivatedbahulīkatā,
includes for himantogadhāvāssa
skillfulkusalā
qualitiesdhammā
whichye
anykeci
realization·partakingvijjābhāgiyā.
just asSeyyathāpi,
O monksbhikkhave,
of whoeveryassa
anyonekassaci
great·oceanmahāsamuddo
with the mindcetasā
pervadedphuṭo,
includes for himantogadhāvāssa
small·riverskunnadiyo
whichyā
anykāci
ocean·goingsamuddaṅgamā;
thus·justevameva
indeedkho,
O monksbhikkhave,
of whoeveryassa
anyonekassaci
body·gone to·mindfulnesskāyagatāsati
developedbhāvitā
cultivatedbahulīkatā,
includes for himantogadhāvāssa
skillfulkusalā
qualitiesdhammā
whichye
anykeci
realization·partakingvijjābhāgiyā.
whomeverYassa
whoeverkassaci,
monksbhikkhave,
mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati
not·developedabhāvitā
uncultivatedabahulīkatā,
getslabhati
for himtassa
Māramāro
an openingotāraṁ,
getslabhati
for himtassa
Māramāro
an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
a personpuriso
heavygarukaṁ
stone·ballsilāguḷaṁ
wet·clay·a moundallamattikāpuñje
would throwpakkhipeyya.
thatTaṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññatha,
monksbhikkhave,
wouldapi
indeednu
thattaṁ
heavygarukaṁ
stone·ballsilāguḷaṁ
wet·clay·a moundallamattikāpuñje
would findlabhetha
an entryotāran”ti?
yes“Evaṁ,
sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
whomeveryassa
whoeverkassaci
mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati
not·developedabhāvitā
uncultivatedabahulīkatā,
getslabhati
for himtassa
Māramāro
an openingotāraṁ,
getslabhati
for himtassa
Māramāro
an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.
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