MindfulSatisutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindful and aware.“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno. This is my instruction to you.Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.

And how is a mendicant mindful?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti? 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.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …vedanāsu …pe… mind …citte …pe… principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. That’s how a mendicant is mindful.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.

And how is a mendicant aware?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti? It’s when a mendicant knows feelings as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno viditā vedanā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti. They know thoughts as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.Viditā vitakkā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti. They know perceptions as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.Viditā saññā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti. That’s how a mendicant is aware.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti. A mendicant should live mindful and aware.Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno. This is my instruction to you.”Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.