Satipaṭṭhānasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 10

Mindfulness Meditation · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusIti internallyajjhattaṁ orvā in principlesdhammesu observing principlesdhammānupassī meditatesviharati, externallybahiddhā orvā in principlesdhammesu observing principlesdhammānupassī meditatesviharati, internally and externallyajjhattabahiddhā orvā in principlesdhammesu observing principlesdhammānupassī meditatesviharati;
observing the nature of arisingsamudayadhammānupassī orvā in principlesdhammesu meditatesviharati, observing the nature of vanishingvayadhammānupassī orvā in principlesdhammesu meditatesviharati, observing the nature of arising and vanishingsamudayavayadhammānupassī orvā in principlesdhammesu meditatesviharati.
'there are‘Atthi principles' (quote)dhammā’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 principlesdhammesu observing principlesdhammānupassī meditatesviharati regarding the fourcatūsu noble truthsariyasaccesu.
the truths sectionSaccapabbaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ.
contemplation of principlesDhammānupassanā is finishedniṭṭhitā.

And so they meditate observing an aspect of principles internally, externally, and both internally and externally. They meditate observing, with respect to the principles, the liability to originate, to vanish, and to originate and vanish. Or mindfulness is established that principles exist, to the extent necessary for knowledge and mindfulness. They meditate independent, not grasping at anything in the world. That’s how a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of principles with respect to the four noble truths.

whoeverYo indeedhi anyonekoci, monksbhikkhave, theseime fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhāne thusevaṁ should developbhāveyya sevensatta yearsvassāni, for themtassa of twodvinnaṁ fruitsphalānaṁ one or the otheraññataraṁ fruitphalaṁ is to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhaṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme final knowledgeaññā; if there issati orvā residue remainingupādisese non-returnanāgāmitā.
let aloneTiṭṭhantu, monksbhikkhave, sevensatta yearsvassāni.
whoeverYo indeedhi anyonekoci, monksbhikkhave, theseime fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhāne thusevaṁ should developbhāveyya sixcha yearsvassāni and so on…pe…
fivepañca yearsvassāni ……
fourcattāri yearsvassāni ……
threetīṇi yearsvassāni ……
twodve yearsvassāni ……
oneekaṁ yearvassaṁ ……
let alonetiṭṭhatu, monksbhikkhave, oneekaṁ yearvassaṁ.
whoeverYo indeedhi anyonekoci, monksbhikkhave, theseime fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhāne thusevaṁ should developbhāveyya sevensatta monthsmāsāni, for themtassa of twodvinnaṁ fruitsphalānaṁ one or the otheraññataraṁ fruitphalaṁ is to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhaṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme final knowledgeaññā; if there issati orvā residue remainingupādisese non-returnanāgāmitā.
let aloneTiṭṭhantu, monksbhikkhave, sevensatta monthsmāsāni.
whoeverYo indeedhi anyonekoci, monksbhikkhave, theseime fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhāne thusevaṁ should developbhāveyya sixcha monthsmāsāni and so on…pe…
fivepañca monthsmāsāni ……
fourcattāri monthsmāsāni ……
threetīṇi monthsmāsāni ……
twodve monthsmāsāni ……
oneekaṁ monthmāsaṁ ……
half a monthaḍḍhamāsaṁ ……
let alonetiṭṭhatu, monksbhikkhave, half a monthaḍḍhamāso.
whoeverYo indeedhi anyonekoci, monksbhikkhave, theseime fourcattāro establishments of mindfulnesssatipaṭṭhāne thusevaṁ should developbhāveyya seven dayssattāhaṁ, for themtassa of twodvinnaṁ fruitsphalānaṁ one or the otheraññataraṁ fruitphalaṁ is to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhaṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme final knowledgeaññā if there issati orvā residue remainingupādisese non-return (quote)anāgāmitāti.

Anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for seven years can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return. Let alone seven years, anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for six years … five years … four years … three years … two years … one year … seven months … six months … five months … four months … three months … two months … one month … a fortnight … Let alone a fortnight, anyone who develops these four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way for seven days can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.

'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 mindfulness' (quote)satipaṭṭhānā’ti.
thusIti whatyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ, thisidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca was said” (quote)vuttan”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
delightedAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato the wordsbhāsitaṁ rejoiced in (quote)abhinandunti.
the Satipaṭṭhāna discourseSatipaṭṭhānasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the tenthdasamaṁ.
the Root of All Things chapterMūlapariyāyavaggo is finishedniṭṭhito the firstpaṭhamo.

‘The four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the path to convergence. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

its summaryTassuddānaṁ
Root, Restraint, Heirs of DhammaMūlasusaṁvaradhammadāyādā,
Fear, Unblemished, Wishing, ClothBheravānaṅgaṇākaṅkheyyavatthaṁ;
Effacement, Right View, MindfulnessSallekhasammādiṭṭhisatipaṭṭhaṁ,
the excellent chapterVaggavaro unequaledasamo well completedsusamatto.

The summary: the Root, Restraint, Heirs in the Teaching, Fear and Dread, Unblemished, One Might Wish, and the Cloth; Self-Effacement, Right View, and Mindfulness Meditation — an excellent chapter, unequaled, well completed.

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