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Linked Discourses · SN 47.39

  • Linked Discourses 47.39Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.39
  • 4. Not Learned From Anyone Else4. Ananussutavagga

DevelopmentBhāvanāsutta

“Mendicants, I will teach you the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanaṁ desessāmi. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation?Katamā, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā? 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.

This is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā”ti.

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  4. SN 47.32 Fading Away 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 47.32 4. Not Learned From Anyone Else Fading Away “Mendicants, these four kinds of mindfulness meditation, when developed and cultivated, lead solely to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, in…
  5. MN 118 Mindfulness of Breathing 0.71near 0.1There is no development of mindfulness of breathing for someone who is unmindful and lacks awareness, I say. That’s why at that time a mendicant is meditating by observing an aspect of the mind—keen, aware, and mindful,…