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Amatasutta

Freedom From Death

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Catūsu, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittā viharatha.
“Mendicants, you should meditate with your mind firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

Mā vo amataṁ panassa.
Don’t let freedom from death escape you.

Katamesu catūsu?
What four?

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.

Imesu, bhikkhave, catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittā viharatha.
You should meditate with your mind firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

Mā vo amataṁ panassā”ti.
Don’t let freedom from death escape you.”

Paṭhamaṁ.