Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.39
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 47.39
4. Ananussutavagga
4. Not Learned From Anyone Else
Bhāvanāsutta
Development
“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanaṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …
Katamā, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā?
And what is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation?
Idha, 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.
vedanāsu …pe…
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
citte …pe…
mind …
dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvanā”ti.
This is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”
Navamaṁ.