Observing the BodyKāyānupassīsutta

“Mendicants, without giving up these six qualities you can’t meditate observing an aspect of the body.“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo kāye kāyānupassī viharituṁ. What six?Katame cha? Relishing work, talk, sleep, and company, not guarding the sense doors, and eating too much.Kammārāmataṁ, bhassārāmataṁ, niddārāmataṁ, saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ, indriyesu aguttadvārataṁ, bhojane amattaññutaṁ. Without giving up these six qualities you can’t meditate observing an aspect of the body.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo kāye kāyānupassī viharituṁ.

But after giving up these six qualities you can meditate observing an aspect of the body.Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo kāye kāyānupassī viharituṁ. What six?Katame cha? Relishing work, talk, sleep, and company, not guarding the sense doors, and eating too much.Kammārāmataṁ, bhassārāmataṁ, niddārāmataṁ, saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ, indriyesu aguttadvārataṁ, bhojane amattaññutaṁ. After giving up these six qualities you can meditate observing an aspect of the body.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo kāye kāyānupassī viharitun”ti.