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SN 52.14PTS SN 5.3041 min read

Encompassing the Mind

Cetopariyasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.14Linked Discourses 52.14
  • 0.22. Dutiyavagga2. A Thousand

0.3CetopariyasuttaEncompassing the Mind

1.1“Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi—“… And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with my mind.1.2sarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sarāgaṁ cittan’ti pajānāmi …pe…I understand mind with greed as ‘mind with greed’ …1.3avimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘avimuttaṁ cittan’ti pajānāmī”ti.I understand unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind’.”

1.4Catutthaṁ.