Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.44
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 47.44
5. Amatavagga
5. Freedom From Death
Satisutta
Mindful
“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.
“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindfully.
Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.
This is my instruction to you.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?
And how is a mendicant mindful?
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.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.
That’s how a mendicant is mindful.
Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.
A mendicant should live mindfully.
Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.
This is my instruction to you.”
Catutthaṁ.