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Majjhima Nikāya 119

Kāyagatāsatisutta

Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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just as, supposeSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, dried upsukkhaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ witheredkoḷāpaṁ;
thenatha a personpuriso would comeāgaccheyya drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ having takenādāya:
fire‘aggiṁ I will produceabhinibbattessāmi, heattejo I will make manifestpātukarissāmī’ti.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
surelyapi thennu thatso personpuriso thatamuṁ dried upsukkhaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ witheredkoḷāpaṁ drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ having takenādāya drillingabhimanthento fireaggiṁ would produceabhinibbatteyya, heattejo would make manifestpātukareyyā”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa whosoeverkassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati undevelopedabhāvitā uncultivatedabahulīkatā, findslabhati of himtassa Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, findslabhati of himtassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, a water jarudakamaṇiko emptyritto hollowtuccho on a standādhāre was placedṭhapito;
thenatha a personpuriso would comeāgaccheyya a load of waterudakabhāraṁ having takenādāya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
couldapi indeednu thatso personpuriso could getlabhetha of waterudakassa a pouringnikkhepanan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa anykassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati has not developedabhāvitā has not cultivatedabahulīkatā, findslabhati histassa Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, getslabhati histassa Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

whomeverYassa anyonekassaci, monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a personpuriso lightlahukaṁ ball of stringsuttaguḷaṁ made entirely of hardwoodsabbasāramaye a door-panelaggaḷaphalake would throwpakkhipeyya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, monksbhikkhave,
wouldapi indeednu thatso personpuriso thattaṁ lightlahukaṁ ball of stringsuttaguḷaṁ made entirely of hardwoodsabbasāramaye a door-panelaggaḷaphalake would findlabhetha an entry?”otāran”ti?
“No“No indeedhetaṁ, sir”.bhante”.
“In the same way“Evameva indeed,kho, monks,bhikkhave, whomeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro an opportunity.ārammaṇaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, O mendicantsbhikkhave, greenallaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ sappysasnehaṁ;
thenatha a personpuriso would come alongāgaccheyya a drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ takingādāya:
fire‘aggiṁ I will produceabhinibbattessāmi, heattejo I will manifestpātukarissāmī’ti.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, O mendicantsbhikkhave,
thenapi nownu thatso personpuriso thatamuṁ greenallaṁ logkaṭṭhaṁ sappysasnehaṁ drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ takingādāya drillingabhimanthento fireaggiṁ could produceabhinibbatteyya, heattejo could manifestpātukareyyā”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, O mendicantsbhikkhave, whoeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa findslabhati Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, a water jarudakamaṇiko fullpūro of waterudakassa full to the brimsamatittiko so a crow could drinkkākapeyyo on a standādhāre was placedṭhapito;
thenatha a personpuriso would come alongāgaccheyya a load of waterudakabhāraṁ having takenādāya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
wouldapi thennu thatso personpuriso getlabhetha of waterudakassa a pouringnikkhepanan”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa anykassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati has developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, notna for himtassa getslabhati Māramāro a vulnerabilityotāraṁ, notna for himtassa getslabhati Māramāro an opportunityārammaṇaṁ.

whoeverYassa anyonekassaci, monksbhikkhave, mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso whateveryassa whateveryassa realizable by insightabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti for realizing by insightabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, water jarudakamaṇiko fullpūro of waterudakassa brimfulsamatittiko crow-drinkablekākapeyyo on a standādhāre placedṭhapito.
itTamenaṁ strongbalavā manpuriso from whereveryato from whereveryato might tiltāviñcheyya, would comeāgaccheyya waterudakan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, whoeveryassa anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā heso, whateveryassa whateveryassa realizable by insightabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti for realizing by insightabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.

just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, on levelsame on a patch of groundbhūmibhāge four-corneredcaturassā a lotus pondpokkharaṇī there wasassa walledāḷibandhā fullpūrā of waterudakassa full to the brimsamatittikā so a crow could drinkkākapeyyā.
thatTamenaṁ a strongbalavā manpuriso from whicheveryato sideyato the wallāḷiṁ were to openmuñceyya would comeāgaccheyya water?udakan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of whoeveryassa kassacikassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso whateveryassa whateveryassa realizable by insightabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa thingdhammassa the mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti for realization by insightabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as a witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ attainspāpuṇāti beingsati within range of mindfulnesssatiāyatane.

just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, on level groundsubhūmiyaṁ at a crossroadscatumahāpathe a chariot of thoroughbredsājaññaratho harnessedyutto stoodassa standingṭhito with goad readyodhastapatodo;
thattamenaṁ a deftdakkho horse traineryoggācariyo master charioteerassadammasārathi having mountedabhiruhitvā with leftvāmena with handhatthena the reinsrasmiyo having takengahetvā with rightdakkhiṇena with handhatthena the goadpatodaṁ having takengahetvā wherever he wishesyenicchakaṁ whenever he wishesyadicchakaṁ he might drive outsāreyyāpi he might drive backpaccāsāreyyāpi;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of whateveryassa of anyonekassaci mindfulness of the bodykāyagatāsati developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā, heso of whateveryassa of whateveryassa to be realized by insightabhiññāsacchikaraṇīyassa of dhammadhammassa the mindcittaṁ he extendsabhininnāmeti for realization by insightabhiññāsacchikiriyāya, theretatra right theretatreva capability as a witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ he attainspāpuṇāti there beingsati within rangesatiāyatane.

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