Mindfulness Meditation · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
timesamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
among the Kuruskurūsu
was stayingviharati
Kammāsadhammakammāsadhammaṁ
namednāma
of the Kuruskurūnaṁ
a townnigamo.
thereTatra
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
the monksbhikkhū
addressedāmantesi:
“monks!” (quote)“bhikkhavo”ti.
“venerable sir” (quote)“Bhadante”ti
thosete
monksbhikkhū
to the Blessed Onebhagavato
repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā
said thisetadavoca:
the direct“Ekāyano thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, pathmaggo of beingssattānaṁ for the purificationvisuddhiyā, of sorrow and lamentationsokaparidevānaṁ for overcomingsamatikkamāya, of pain and sadnessdukkhadomanassānaṁ for the endingatthaṅgamāya, of the methodñāyassa for the attainmentadhigamāya, of nibbāna (extinguishment)nibbānassa for the realizationsacchikiriyāya, namelyyadidaṁ the fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhānā.
whichKatame
fourcattāro?
hereIdha,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati
ardentātāpī
clearly comprehendingsampajāno
mindfulsatimā,
having removedvineyya
in the worldloke
covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassaṁ;
in feelingsvedanāsu
observing feelingsvedanānupassī
meditatesviharati
ardentātāpī
clearly comprehendingsampajāno
mindfulsatimā,
having removedvineyya
in the worldloke
covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassaṁ;
in the mindcitte
observing the mindcittānupassī
meditatesviharati
ardentātāpī
clearly comprehendingsampajāno
mindfulsatimā,
having removedvineyya
in the worldloke
covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassaṁ;
in principlesdhammesu
observing principlesdhammānupassī
meditatesviharati
ardentātāpī
clearly comprehendingsampajāno
mindfulsatimā,
having removedvineyya
in the worldloke
covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassaṁ.
the summaryUddeso
is finishedniṭṭhito.
contemplation of the bodyKāyānupassanā
contemplation of the body: breathing sectionKāyānupassanāānāpānapabba
and howKathañca,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati?
hereIdha,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
gone to the wildernessaraññagato
orvā
gone to a tree rootrukkhamūlagato
orvā
gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragato
orvā
sits downnisīdati,
cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ
having folded (the legs)ābhujitvā,
straightujuṁ
the bodykāyaṁ
having setpaṇidhāya,
to the foreparimukhaṁ
mindfulnesssatiṁ
having establishedupaṭṭhapetvā.
heSo
just mindfulsatova
breathes inassasati,
just mindfulsatova
breathes outpassasati.
longDīghaṁ
orvā
breathing inassasanto
'long‘dīghaṁ
I breathe in' (quote)assasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
longdīghaṁ
orvā
breathing outpassasanto
'long‘dīghaṁ
I breathe out' (quote)passasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
shortrassaṁ
orvā
breathing inassasanto
'short‘rassaṁ
I breathe in' (quote)assasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
shortrassaṁ
orvā
breathing outpassasanto
'short‘rassaṁ
I breathe out' (quote)passasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti.
'experiencing the whole body‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī
I will breathe in' (quote)assasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati,
'experiencing the whole body‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī
I will breathe out' (quote)passasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati.
'calming‘Passambhayaṁ
the bodily processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ
I will breathe in' (quote)assasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati,
'calming‘passambhayaṁ
the bodily processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ
I will breathe out' (quote)passasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati.
just asSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
skilleddakkho
a lathe-turnerbhamakāro
orvā
a lathe-turner's apprenticebhamakārantevāsī
orvā
longdīghaṁ
orvā
pullingañchanto
'long‘dīghaṁ
I pull' (quote)añchāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
shortrassaṁ
orvā
pullingañchanto
'short‘rassaṁ
I pull' (quote)añchāmī’ti
knowspajānāti;
just soevameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
longdīghaṁ
orvā
breathing inassasanto
'long‘dīghaṁ
I breathe in' (quote)assasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
longdīghaṁ
orvā
breathing outpassasanto
'long‘dīghaṁ
I breathe out' (quote)passasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
shortrassaṁ
orvā
breathing inassasanto
'short‘rassaṁ
I breathe in' (quote)assasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
shortrassaṁ
orvā
breathing outpassasanto
'short‘rassaṁ
I breathe out' (quote)passasāmī’ti
knowspajānāti;
'experiencing the whole body‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī
I will breathe in' (quote)assasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati,
'experiencing the whole body‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī
I will breathe out' (quote)passasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati;
'calming‘passambhayaṁ
the bodily processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ
I will breathe in' (quote)assasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati,
'calming‘passambhayaṁ
the bodily processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ
I will breathe out' (quote)passasissāmī’ti
trainssikkhati.
thusIti
internallyajjhattaṁ
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati,
externallybahiddhā
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati,
internally and externallyajjhattabahiddhā
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati;
observing the nature of arisingsamudayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati,
observing the nature of vanishingvayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati,
observing the nature of arising and vanishingsamudayavayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati.
'there is‘Atthi
a body' (quote)kāyo’ti
orvā
moreover for thempanassa
mindfulnesssati
establishedpaccupaṭṭhitā
ishoti.
just enoughYāvadeva
for a measure of knowledgeñāṇamattāya
for a measure of mindfulnesspaṭissatimattāya
independentanissito
andca
meditatesviharati,
notna
andca
anythingkiñci
in the worldloke
graspsupādiyati.
in this way tooEvampi
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati.
the breathing sectionĀnāpānapabbaṁ
is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.
contemplation of the body: postures sectionKāyānupassanāiriyāpathapabba
furthermorePuna
moreovercaparaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
walkinggacchanto
orvā
'I am walking' (quote)‘gacchāmī’ti
knowspajānāti,
standingṭhito
orvā
'I am standing' (quote)‘ṭhitomhī’ti
knowspajānāti,
sittingnisinno
orvā
'I am sitting' (quote)‘nisinnomhī’ti
knowspajānāti,
lying downsayāno
orvā
'I am lying down' (quote)‘sayānomhī’ti
knowspajānāti.
in whateverYathā
wayyathā
orvā
moreover theirpanassa
bodykāyo
disposedpaṇihito
ishoti
in just thattathā
waytathā
itnaṁ
knowspajānāti.
thusIti
internallyajjhattaṁ
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati,
externallybahiddhā
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati,
internally and externallyajjhattabahiddhā
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati;
observing the nature of arisingsamudayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati,
observing the nature of vanishingvayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati,
observing the nature of arising and vanishingsamudayavayadhammānupassī
orvā
in the bodykāyasmiṁ
meditatesviharati.
'there is‘Atthi
a body' (quote)kāyo’ti
orvā
moreover for thempanassa
mindfulnesssati
establishedpaccupaṭṭhitā
ishoti.
just enoughYāvadeva
for a measure of knowledgeñāṇamattāya
for a measure of mindfulnesspaṭissatimattāya
independentanissito
andca
meditatesviharati,
notna
andca
anythingkiñci
in the worldloke
graspsupādiyati.
in this way tooEvampi
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati.
the postures sectionIriyāpathapabbaṁ
is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.
contemplation of the body: awareness sectionKāyānupassanāsampajānapabba
furthermorePuna moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu in going outabhikkante in coming backpaṭikkante acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in looking aheadālokite in looking asidevilokite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in bendingsamiñjite in stretchingpasārite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in bearing robe, bowl and cloaksaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in eatingasite in drinkingpīte in chewingkhāyite in tastingsāyite acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, in walkinggate in standingṭhite in sittingnisinne in sleepingsutte in wakingjāgarite in speakingbhāsite in keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti.
thusIti
internallyajjhattaṁ
orvā
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati
and so on…pe…
in this way tooevampi
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
in the bodykāye
observing the bodykāyānupassī
meditatesviharati.
the awareness sectionSampajānapabbaṁ
is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.
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