Mindfulness of the Body · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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when mindfulness of the bodyKāyagatāya, monksbhikkhave, with mindfulnesssatiyā when cultivatedāsevitāya when developedbhāvitāya when practicedbahulīkatāya when made a vehicleyānīkatāya when made a basisvatthukatāya when kept upanuṭṭhitāya when consolidatedparicitāya when properly implementedsusamāraddhāya ten benefitsdasānisaṁsā are to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā.
You can expect ten benefits when mindfulness of the body has been cultivated, developed, and practiced, made a vehicle and a basis, kept up, consolidated, and properly implemented.
able to endure discontent and delightAratiratisaho ishoti, notna andca thattaṁ discontentarati overcomessahati, arisenuppannaṁ discontentaratiṁ having masteredabhibhuyya livesviharati.
They prevail over desire and discontent, and live having mastered desire and discontent whenever they arose.
a prevailer over fear and dreadBhayabheravasaho ishoti, notna andca thattaṁ fear and dreadbhayabheravaṁ prevail oversahati, arisenuppannaṁ fear and dreadbhayabheravaṁ having masteredabhibhuyya liveviharati.
They prevail over fear and dread, and live having mastered fear and dread whenever they arose.
patientKhamo he ishoti of coldsītassa of heatuṇhassa of hungerjighacchāya of thirstpipāsāya of the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptilesḍaṁsamakasavātātapasarīsapasamphassānaṁ of rudeduruttānaṁ of unwelcomedurāgatānaṁ of criticismsvacanapathānaṁ, of arisenuppannānaṁ of bodilysārīrikānaṁ of feelingsvedanānaṁ of painfuldukkhānaṁ of sharptibbānaṁ of severekharānaṁ of acutekaṭukānaṁ of unpleasantasātānaṁ of disagreeableamanāpānaṁ of life-threateningpāṇaharānaṁ he has a character of enduringadhivāsakajātiko he ishoti.
They endure cold, heat, hunger, and thirst; the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptiles; rude and unwelcome criticism; and put up with physical pain—sharp, severe, acute, unpleasant, disagreeable, and life-threatening.
of fourCatunnaṁ of absorptionsjhānānaṁ of the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ of blissful meditations in this lifediṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ getting when they wantnikāmalābhī arehoti getting without troubleakicchalābhī getting without difficulty.akasiralābhī.
They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty.
heSo manifoldanekavihitaṁ kinds of psychic poweriddhividhaṁ they wieldpaccānubhoti. even oneEkopi having beenhutvā manifoldbahudhā they becomehoti, even manifoldbahudhāpi having beenhutvā oneeko they becomehoti, appearanceāvibhāvaṁ …pe……pe… as far asyāva even to the realm of divinitybrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena controlvasaṁ they wieldvatteti.
They wield the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again … They control the body as far as the realm of divinity.
with divineDibbāya with ear-elementsotadhātuyā with purifiedvisuddhāya with superhumanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde hearssuṇāti divinedibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whichye fardūre nearsantike andca …pe……pe….
With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far. …
of other beingsParasattānaṁ
of other individualsparapuggalānaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
they understandpajānāti.
with passionSarāgaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
with passion‘sarāgaṁ
mindcittan’ti
they understandpajānāti,
without passionvītarāgaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
…pe……pe…
with hatredsadosaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
without hatredvītadosaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
with delusionsamohaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
without delusionvītamohaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
contractedsaṅkhittaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
distractedvikkhittaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
exaltedmahaggataṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
unexaltedamahaggataṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
surpassablesauttaraṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
unsurpassableanuttaraṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
concentratedsamāhitaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
unconcentratedasamāhitaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
liberatedvimuttaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
……
unliberatedavimuttaṁ
orvā
mindcittaṁ
unliberated‘avimuttaṁ
mindcittan’ti
they understandpajānāti.
They understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind. …
heSo many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, that is, oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo …pe……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati.
They recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.
with divineDibbena with eyecakkhunā with purifiedvisuddhena with superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe ugly,dubbaṇṇe, in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate passing on according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte they understand.pajānāti.
With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.
of the defilementsĀsavānaṁ due to the endingkhayā undefiledanāsavaṁ freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme with their own insightsayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having enteredupasampajja they live.viharati.
They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.
directed to the bodyKāyagatāya,
o mendicantsbhikkhave,
of mindfulnesssatiyā
cultivatedāsevitāya
developedbhāvitāya
practicedbahulīkatāya
made a vehicleyānīkatāya
made a basisvatthukatāya
kept upanuṭṭhitāya
consolidatedparicitāya
properly implementedsusamāraddhāya
theseime
ten benefitsdasānisaṁsā
are to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca
the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
the speechbhāsitaṁ
they approvedabhinandunti.
the discourse on mindfulness directed to the bodyKāyagatāsatisuttaṁ
is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
the ninthnavamaṁ.
You can expect these ten benefits when mindfulness of the body has been cultivated, developed, and practiced, made a vehicle and a basis, kept up, consolidated, and properly implemented.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
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