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SN 47.44PTS SN 5.1861 min read

Mindful

Satisutta

Be mindful by developing the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

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0.3SatisuttaMindful

1.1“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindfully.1.2Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.This is my instruction to you.

1.3Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?And how is a mendicant mindful?1.4Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.1.5vedanāsu …pe…They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …1.6citte …pe…mind …1.7dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.1.8Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.That’s how a mendicant is mindful.1.9Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.A mendicant should live mindfully.1.10Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.This is my instruction to you.”

1.11Catutthaṁ.